miniature
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A string of miniature national flags flapped in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The bottles sit inside a handcrafted miniature Woody Wagon, which doubles as an art object.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
UK-based Games Workshop previously announced Warhammer superfan Henry Cavill would produce and star in TV and film projects based on the miniature tabletop wargame.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The researchers next placed the larvae inside miniature pressure chambers to determine how much pressure the air sacs could withstand before collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The dragon rose into the air, a flurry of anger in miniature.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Some scenes for the Rocky Horror Picture Show were recorded at the studios in 1974 and Ridley Scott built and shot the miniatures for his Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller Alien there in 1978.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
Guadagnino does some very nice things in “Queer,” including employing obvious soundstages and beautiful miniatures that play with the realism and that underline Lee’s otherworldly sensibilities.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
The miniatures on the walls revealed their subject matter under closer observation.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing miniature
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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