miniature
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The sculptor and his workmen look like miniature figures as they work on the 14-meter monument in honor of the pope, who is a Peruvian citizen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the Sunday reception, the couple had their first dance, with Bettina Trump wearing her wedding dress, and ate a five-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Suzanne, who is "so strong but not overly sentimental", sent her an engraved miniature picture frame out of the blue years later simply thanking Louise for being there when she was needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
These small icy grains effectively behave like miniature comets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Our miniature caravan hustled into the side gate of Korla with apologies to the old gatekeeper, who had just settled down into a barber’s chair.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
To prefer these easily manipulable miniatures, however vivid their colors, to the messy present is a form of evasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Two miniatures, shown here in blown-up copies, may date from Henry and Anne’s courtship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Voicemails From Gran’pa,” Caballero has used miniatures to immortalize his loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
The couples in the Mughal miniatures had modestly covered themselves in shadow.
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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