smallness
Example Sentences
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Maine’s smallness, too, ensures that she can fulfill her home state’s dreams while also being magnanimous with her colleagues.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Canadians tend to think they are above such smallness, but here we are getting in our own way, forgetting those we lost and disregarding how the crash could have happened in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
"From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonné.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026
With cinematographer Andres Arochi, who works magic with the structure of light, Perkins centers Harker in carefully composed shots where she is dwarfed by the environment, emphasizing her smallness and sense of feeling overwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
She thought it too slow, the dust too red, the people too satisfied with the smallness of their lives.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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