dwarfs 1 of 2

variants also dwarves
plural of dwarf

dwarfs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dwarf

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwarfs
Noun
Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves? Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025 And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What? Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 His social media footprint dwarfs that of even Timothée Chalamet. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The intensity of the war in Ukraine dwarfs those numbers. David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025 This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 Evansville's West Side Nut Club puts on an autumn extravaganza that dwarfs others by comparison, according to rankings provided by USA TODAY. John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025 While the scale of the data center AI market dwarfs PCs, that doesn’t mean this isn’t worth pursuing for Nvidia. Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 The sum dwarfs most acquisitions this year — and marks TIFF’s first eight-figure deal in several editions — underlining the resilience of genre cinema at a time when studios and streamers alike are cautious. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 Ultimately, this isn’t a surprise—on one hand, the $100 million already mobilized to shape AI policy and regulation feels like a lot, but that number absolutely dwarfs the billions a16z manages and that OpenAI has raised. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025 And yet there is a 17-year-old kid, from a hockey desert, who dwarfs Chara. Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 The scenic appeal is undeniable, nature’s majestic prose both frames and dwarfs the tumultuous affectations of the characters. Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfs
Noun
  • The hanging fireplace, seemingly lit by house elves, pairs nicely with the gratis bottles of spirits and Chilean wine.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Anderson, who both wrote and directed the film, suppresses psychological complexity, creating characters who are little more than abstractions.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lower Stress Chronic stress suppresses your immune response and can eventually lead to an increase in inflammation.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ghosts and goblins, along with Pikachu and princesses, filled the grounds of Heritage Hill Historical Park over the weekend.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For one day only, vehicle traffic halts on the 3,031-foot-long bridge and pedestrians stream across.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Where are True Blood's vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, and fairies today?
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Best Mess-Free Craft Kit If your kid likes scratch art—and fairies, rainbows, and unicorns—this kit is sure to be a hit.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For them the band shrinks to 63 to 140 mg/dL because higher glucose levels can hurt the developing fetus.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Each day, an online map shows a 420-mile circle surrounding its location, which shrinks daily over 21 days.
    Shane Connuck October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025

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