Lilliputian

Example Sentences

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I’m no Luddite, though I did cling to my BlackBerry, with its winning Lilliputian keyboard, surrendering reluctantly to an iPhone only when the BlackBerry became extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The visual goal, she reminded us: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land — about making your trough believable, a miniature landscape.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

It’s why Lue favored Lilliputian lineups instead of playing backup center Isaiah Hartenstein, even though they didn’t even have a true backup power forward with Batum out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

“I’m very sensitive. My feelings get hurt very easily. So you can tell the Lilliputian that I am not going to move until he apologizes.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy