Examples of thumbnail in a Sentence

Noun You can see a larger version of the picture by clicking on the thumbnail. Adjective a thumbnail outline of the plot of the novel

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The sign consists of 225 thumbnail-size portraits: all these average Americans posing for the camera, unaware of the place in posterity that awaited them. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022 The procedure begins with a thumbnail size piece of skin removed from the patient. — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022 The website thumbnail, which Car and Driver was able to find in a higher-definition version, shows the Equinox EV in a hitherto unseen pose—a side view—with an electric blue body and a white roof. — Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 When fully grown, these forest amphibians are smaller than a human thumbnail. — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 Kardashian posted a photo to her Instagram Stories showing her thumb atop Barker's — his is the tattooed one, FYI — showing off their new thumbnail designs. — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 May 2022 You will be asked to give the video a title, a description, a thumbnail and other details. — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022 By contrast, Barton’s thumbnail biographies of George Washington’s ten nominees show that most were considered the leading lawyers in their states. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 At birth, the joey is about the size of a human thumbnail. — Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Between the two fences that separate Reggie’s enclosure from the public is a sign with the thumbnail version of his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo 15 years ago today. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 What follows is a thumbnail survey of prison museums throughout the United States, selected for their geographic spread; some are widely known, while others are small gems that deserve a closer look. — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 So the thumbnail version that gets repeated is that the concept of telework was invented by a guy called Jack Nilles, who was a NASA engineer who’s actually still alive. — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2021 See More

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