compact
Example Sentences
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The last World Cup was in Qatar, making it the most territorially compact World Cup ever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Also gone is a line that says districts “shall be as compact in form as practicable,” so get ready to see more avant-garde shapes that belong in the Museum of Modern Art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Toyota, having already eliminated gas-only versions of its Sienna minivan and Camry sedan, is selling its RAV4 compact SUV exclusively as a hybrid for the 2026 model year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
For the first time, the team has built a fully integrated chip capable of producing specialized light signals, steering them along specific paths, and converting them into electrical signals within the same compact system.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
A compact car pulls up to the curb, a teenager behind the wheel.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
Vocabulary lists containing compact
com-, con-
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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