scaled-down

Example Sentences

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The truck bed has been replaced by a scaled-down version of the cargo box on delivery vans, and the exterior is equipped with flood lights controlled by switches in the passenger cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Would the salary from a scaled-down job be enough to cover these bills?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The 41-year-old Noah made his hosting debut on music's biggest night in 2021, at a scaled-down gala in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

A revised "scaled-down" visit was expected in "probably a week's time", he added.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

At the foot of the bed, Werner can just make out a low table upon which scaled-down wooden houses crowd together to form a city.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr