microcosm

Example Sentences

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This is a novel about pettiness, middle-class superficiality, disloyalty, prejudice and cruelty, with this coterie of rather vile friends acting as a microcosm for a society in decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In fact, it's a microcosm of battles happening across the country.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Tuliaupupu’s near-decade playing college sports is a microcosm of a growing trend in the amateur ranks, where athletes are staying in school longer to keep playing and competing as students.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

An unfinished light rail system mired in corruption allegations, a run-down central hospital which patients have described as "hell" and deepening inequality make it feel like a microcosm of the country.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

We regarded the struggle in prison as a microcosm of the struggle as a whole.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela