How to Use diminutive in a Sentence

diminutive

adjective

• Now, the diminutive snub-nosed SUV is headed to the scrap heap.
  — Mike Colias, wsj.com, 30 Apr. 2023
• Warblers are the diminutive dandies of the birding world.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 May 2022
• The diminutive sixth-round pick didn’t see much action in the first half.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
• But the selection of the speedy but diminutive Atwell shocked many.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• Despite its diminutive size, the kit is well thought out.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
• Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
• Railings circled the landing, but they were built for the Ewoks’ diminutive stature.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
• Shroff is diminutive and intense, and quick to chuckle at the Kafkaesque predicaments of this case.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
• At 5 feet, 3 inches tall, Clark is diminutive but his voice is not.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022
• His stage persona is, if not legendary here, the closest thing to it: the diminutive frame, the curly hair, the cloudy/blazing eyes, the lazy smile.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2022
• And can the Warriors continue to play with the pace and space their new diminutive style affords them?
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• What Could Be Better The diminutive 0.17-ounce size is the second smallest on our list.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• This wagon casts the smallest shadow of the five and has the most diminutive wheelbase, at 104.9 inches.
  — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023
• Yet the lessons these women bring are anything but diminutive.
  — Gemma Allen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• The purpose of these diminutive hooks remains a mystery.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
• At home, Zee has placed a small patch over the diminutive blue lights that mark where her bedroom light switches are.
  — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2022
• That said, in small, cozy rooms, a diminutive mirror often feels right.
  — Nina Molina, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
• The trick is to think small, as with this diminutive kitchen island in an apartment designed by Nicholas Obeid.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 7 Mar. 2023
• Tactilely, my hands (and my pockets) has loved the SE’s diminutive stature.
  — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• As mentioned above, the town was in the top 3 for speeding tickets given, even with its diminutive size.
  — Ramsey Archibald | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2022
• Measuring less than 170 inches long, the Kicks was made for life in the city, despite its diminutive SUV style.
  — cleveland, 31 Dec. 2022
• But what of Banshees‘ diminutive four-legged scene-stealer now?
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2023
• Since the eclipse is happening closer to apogee, the moon is farther away and will be more diminutive in our sky and not able to cover the sun.
  — Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2023
• These diminutive Filipino treats are fluffy, fragrant and perfect to share with friends.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• Boebert is diminutive; Greene could crush her with her left deltoid.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• On January 20, the diminutive satellite made its way across the star in the Martian sky over the course of several minutes.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
• The musical is adapted from his play of the same name, which starred his diminutive muse, Marylouise Burke, in its 2001 premiere.
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• But even with a cocktail pool’s diminutive size, there’s no need to sacrifice style and features.
  — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• Before that, they had been deemed pygmy chimpanzees, and were believed to mirror chimps in all ways save their diminutive size.
  — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022
• In the course of the book, the diminutive economist, who stood just over five feet tall, comes to seem like nothing so much as a welterweight boxer.
  — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024