make small

Example Sentences

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“Just like clothes, our equipment is back in style,” Arrington said, adding that he’s just trying to use his “God-given sense to see and make small changes to do a little bit better.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Ackman and his team also may make small “macro” investments with the potential for large payoffs like he successfully did on corporate credit in 2020 and interest rates in 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Public health consultant Dr Ross Keat said supporting people earlier to make small preventative changes would make "a big difference later on".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

"It is quite remarkable that we are now able to take a receptor from barley, make small changes in it, and then nitrogen fixation works again," says Kasper Røjkjær Andersen.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

I tried to make small talk as I knew we had a thirty-minute ride ahead of us.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad