(it's a) small world

phrase

—used to show surprise when one meets someone one knows at an unexpected place or finds out that one shares a friend, acquaintance, etc., with another person

You know him, too? Wow, it's a small world.

Examples of (it's a) small world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What a small world,' and 'That guy your mom took a picture with? — Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 May 2025

Baseball is a small world, where players’ paths intersect and diverge over the years, especially in the Pacific Northwest. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Englander, who is forty-eight years old, is a big name in a small world. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

Horse racing is a fairly small world, and, between Del Mar and Santa Anita, McCarthy and Wellman ran into one another enough to become friendly, even as their careers wound forward in seemingly divergent directions. — Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 1 May 2025