Tom Thumb
Example Sentences
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Tom Thumb: Most stores will have adjusted hours.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2019
My heart broke for Haydon, especially since I know, with zero doubt, that if given the choice, I’d have gone to see Tom Thumb.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2018
On or about this day in 1830, the Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, sought to demonstrate the superiority of steam power by racing a horse.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2017
According to popular tradition, Tom Thumb died at Lincoln, and a little blue flagstone in the pavement of the cathedral used to be pointed out as his monument.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
