pinhead

Example Sentences

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With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects perform fantastic navigational feats.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

I’m a mere critic, not a network pinhead, as David Letterman referred to executives who made these kinds of decisions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream up cockamamie ideas.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The Birmingham artist has previously produced what is thought to be the world's tiniest nativity scene and a picture of the Queen on a pinhead.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

The greatest threat to honey bees isn’t much larger than a pinhead.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 7, 2022

The pill was the size of a pinhead, and it had a pale brownish color.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston