microcosmic
Example Sentences
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Surely, there has got to be some speck of humanity here, some microcosmic pocket of life detectable amid her robotic demeanor and Ratner’s styleless direction.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Millet’s definition of the end of the world is expansive: Sometimes, the world is microcosmic and social.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
A land planner on a microcosmic scale, Travis Childers uses everyday stuff, and one specialized material, to construct tiny worlds.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022
That first half-hour of testimony was sort of a microcosmic recapitulation of Palin’s 2008 debut on the national stage.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2022
“Despite my curiosity, I decided that my ignorance was less important than the existence of this microcosmic ecosystem in a veritable desert.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
