Tom Thumb

Example Sentences

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Tomatoes such as Early Girl, Roma, Health Kick and Tom Thumb are some of the common compact tomato varieties that work well for containers, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2019

The horse won, but only because Tom Thumb eventually broke down after having sped off to an early lead.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2017

Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca — those two bad mice — will always remind me of my sons, and the delightfully funny mess they have made of my life.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2013

After a few steps I was happy to see that, like Little Tom Thumb lost in the woods, I was following the path which would take me on the right road.

From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules