pinhead
Example Sentences
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With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects perform fantastic navigational feats.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
I’m a mere critic, not a network pinhead, as David Letterman referred to executives who made these kinds of decisions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream up cockamamie ideas.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Ricin, found naturally in castor beans, can cause death within 36 to 72 hours from exposure to an amount as small as a pinhead.
From Reuters ● Jan. 8, 2023
The greatest threat to honey bees isn’t much larger than a pinhead.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 7, 2022
Christopher found the place —Areat; or, the Island of Living Gold, it read—on his map: it was barely larger than a pinhead.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
