compact
Example Sentences
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I knew when I wrote this book that it was going to break the compact readers have with contemporary fiction where someone changes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
By contrast, the team's compact telescope was originally designed for studying Earth's magnetosphere and weighs less than ten kilograms.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Researchers have now developed a compact new detector that combines quantum physics with a specially engineered metasurface to significantly improve the way terahertz radiation is captured and converted into electrical signals.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
As part of the model refreshes, it will launch an updated small van, renew a compact van, and introduce two new battery-electric powertrains across the lineup.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
And when Mini angled the compact to reflect the portraits of screaming women, the paintings revealed something very different: skulls.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing compact
com-, con-
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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