smallish
Example Sentences
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“It’s a smallish club and it does get really cliquey,” said Pamela Andres, a former general manager at SYC who quit in 2022, stressed out over member misbehavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
A smallish example is water companies in the United Kingdom, where years of strong performance masked budding problems with pollution and customer dissatisfaction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
She’s one of the best features in a smallish role in “Migration” and she’s an artful scene-stealer in “Panda 4.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He sprang up, a smallish man, high-spirited and ebullient.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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