smallness

Example Sentences

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But the smallness and lockstep defeatism of so much commentary on the war also stems from the normal human tendency to interpret today’s big thing as another version of yesterday’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonné.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

It was a blueprint for what was to come, he said of Babbitt: “The blondeness is important, the smallness is important, but so is the camouflage of being a veteran.”

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Things that never were include: air never breathed, “mountains never climbed” and John Muir’s sense of smallness in the presence of a mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

“Mummy Ola, don’t cry; ebezi na,” Baby said, and the warm smallness of Baby’s arms around her made her sob louder.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie