smallish
Example Sentences
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Where others in the segment are biggish, it is smallish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
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
His smallish 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame clearly belies his stature.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024
Ranchi, smallish by Indian standards, is full to the brim, and some journalists have been slung out of their hotels.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024
She bought him a smallish, unweighted wooden set that was housed in a sliding, unvarnished wooden box.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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