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Example Sentences
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There’s a fireplace with a small fire crackling, and a few lamps—powered by our solar panels—throwing off a warm glow.
From Literature
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Food does what small talk so often can’t: it lowers the stakes, signals goodwill, and creates a tiny bridge where there was previously just a hallway.
From Salon
While she was with me, she only had Social Security and a very small pension.
From MarketWatch
When I was 11, we moved out of the barn to a smaller house in the village.
Americans can expect smaller tax bills and bigger refunds this year—after they navigate a pile of new rules from last year’s tax law.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.