diminutive
Example Sentences
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Guardiola utilised diminutive Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano as a central defender at Barcelona, then transformed Bayern Munich's outstanding right-back Phillip Lahm into an equally effective holding midfield player.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"Lera was a ray of sunshine. She loved Odesa, Ukrainian culture, the opera," she said, using Valeria's diminutive name.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
This being “Primal,” they’re set upon by a group of diminutive flesh-eaters with jagged teeth, igniting a life-or-death skirmish that, miraculously, steals the viewer’s breath.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
The more diminutive the firm, the better its performance was over that stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Something inside it made him feel dizzy and small—very, very small—a diminutive speck no bigger or more significant than a mote of dust.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing diminutive
Metamorphosis
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