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Example Sentences

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The devices created in Lozano's lab are about the size of a thumbnail.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Gensler’s daughter created the show’s thumbnail art; his son-in-law built its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

For each featured book, there’s a thumbnail portrait of its author, an image of the cover and one or two other intriguing visuals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

I look for the jade plant in front of our apartment building, whose leaves I would press with my thumbnail while waiting for my parents to come downstairs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

Asha picked at the pink wax with her thumbnail.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin