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Example Sentences

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The devices created in Lozano's lab are about the size of a thumbnail.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Gensler’s daughter created the show’s thumbnail art; his son-in-law built its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Posting a video, then using a woman's image as a thumbnail on other videos, could amount to harassment, he adds.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But if that thumbnail sketch makes “Lux” sound like homework, the songs themselves are immediate and visceral, and the singer’s impassioned delivery is an invitation to listen more closely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

He was using a thumbnail to pry off the body lice, working slowly, carefully depositing the lice in a blue USO envelope.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien