microcosm

Example Sentences

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His restart for Graham - speedy thinking and immaculate execution - was Russell in microcosm.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In fact, it's a microcosm of battles happening across the country.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Tuliaupupu’s near-decade playing college sports is a microcosm of a growing trend in the amateur ranks, where athletes are staying in school longer to keep playing and competing as students.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

In culture and in publishing as a microcosm of culture, there is, in my mind, quite an unfortunate move toward uncomplicated and unnuanced takes, because we’re all overwhelmed by all the information in daily life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

I hope my experience will be a microcosm for readers, who will also appreciate art in direct proportion to the amount of knowledge they bring to it.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell