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Example Sentences

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For each featured book, there’s a thumbnail portrait of its author, an image of the cover and one or two other intriguing visuals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The creator economy also has more specialized roles, such as thumbnail designers — people who create the images used to tease videos on sites including YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

For video Stories, you might be able to view a static thumbnail, with no hope of recovering the rest of the footage.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

To distinguish between more innocuous cases of narcissism and the literally dangerous varieties, Durvasula offered a thumbnail test: "Narcissists who are narcissistic do feel remorse," Durvasula said.

From Salon • May 20, 2024

Each doll was about as big as my thumbnail, with cardboard limbs wrapped in colorful thread made to look like clothes.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez