runt

Example Sentences

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Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

"I'd stay up with her too, making sure all was okay. And it was, with even the runt of the litter thriving."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

But Dek is the approximate size of a large human, a veritable runt in a race of beings that are typically between 7 and 8 feet tall.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

“Although I would not necessarily say I was the runt of the litter, I would say that I did at times feel out of place growing up,” Connor says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

“He was also the runt, which is why he’s so small. Tuna, meet Fern. Fern, Tuna.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy