diminutive

Example Sentences

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The diminutive southpaw came out of retirement last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

This being “Primal,” they’re set upon by a group of diminutive flesh-eaters with jagged teeth, igniting a life-or-death skirmish that, miraculously, steals the viewer’s breath.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

The pair have similar dimensions - 6ft and around 15st - and the option of playing both is impacted by the need to give the diminutive Dan Edwards a proper crack at fly-half.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Memorable figures include the town barber and perpetual bachelor, Jayber Crow, and the Falstaffian 300-pound farmer Ptolemy Proudfoot, who lives happily with his diminutive wife, Miss Minnie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Something inside it made him feel dizzy and small—very, very small—a diminutive speck no bigger or more significant than a mote of dust.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee