pocket-size
adjective
pock·et-size
ˈpä-kət-ˌsīz 
variants
or less commonly pocket-sized
1
: of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket
2
: small
Examples of pocket-size in a Sentence
a pocket-size country in the Pyrenees
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On a recent morning, Catharine Dahm ducked into Raf’s, the French-Italian bakery and restaurant on a pocket-size block of Elizabeth Street in downtown Manhattan.
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Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Arise Chicago staff has been encouraging people to keep a copy of the toolkit on hand, whether printed out and taped across the inside of the door or a pocket-size card for easy access.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The shirt-pocket-size AC adapter has a USB-C plug.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Today, pocket-size family farmsteads on the canyon floor, often tucked against sheer walls, coexist with the ancient ruins and rock art.
—Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Arise Chicago staff has been encouraging people to keep a copy of the toolkit on hand, whether printed out and taped across the inside of the door or a pocket-size card for easy access.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The shirt-pocket-size AC adapter has a USB-C plug.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Today, pocket-size family farmsteads on the canyon floor, often tucked against sheer walls, coexist with the ancient ruins and rock art.
—Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pocket-size
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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket-size. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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