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
To address these obstacles, a team led by Airi Toida and Prof. Yuichiro Ezoe of Tokyo Metropolitan University has proposed using a compact X-ray telescope on a satellite orbiting the Moon.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Also gone is a line that says districts “shall be as compact in form as practicable,” so get ready to see more avant-garde shapes that belong in the Museum of Modern Art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Toyota, having already eliminated gas-only versions of its Sienna minivan and Camry sedan, is selling its RAV4 compact SUV exclusively as a hybrid for the 2026 model year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Besides the claustrophobic rectangle of face he shows the online world, Adam Tok is compact and squat, with curly black hair and stick-out ears.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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