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Example Sentences

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The thumbnail of each video features Muñoz’s ever-emotive face, as well as her signature orange-and-white outfit and large orange head bow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

For each featured book, there’s a thumbnail portrait of its author, an image of the cover and one or two other intriguing visuals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

For video Stories, you might be able to view a static thumbnail, with no hope of recovering the rest of the footage.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

To distinguish between more innocuous cases of narcissism and the literally dangerous varieties, Durvasula offered a thumbnail test: "Narcissists who are narcissistic do feel remorse," Durvasula said.

From Salon • May 20, 2024

Mr. Das tapped on his lens cap, and his tour book, dragging his thumbnail occasionally across the pages so that they made a scraping sound.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri