small

Example Sentences

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The sale is small compared with Strategy’s overall bitcoin hoard.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

It can detect planets as small as Earth and Mars, both within habitable zones and at greater distances from their stars.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy said defence workers and civil servants are "crying out for certainty", while trade body ADS said some small and medium enterprises are "really struggling".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A small but vocal minority of Estonian students say they refuse to use AI on moral grounds, citing issues such as water consumption by data centers or political complaints about U.S. tech companies, teachers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that marks a turning point.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom