variants
or pint-sized
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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Recent Examples of pint-size
On Provo, one of the coolest natural features is Chalk Sound National Park, a lagoon dotted with hundreds of pint-size limestone islands; many have sinkholes and caves.
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Its pint-size bottles of serum are seriously incredible too.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025
The restaurant’s interior is cramped, in a warm and elegant sort of way; past the scrum at the host stand is a pint-size bar, and a brief field of tables beyond.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
But the pint-size spaces, distinguished by their thin footprint and parallel counters, are a fact of life for plenty of urban dwellers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pint-size
Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Its pint-size bottles of serum are seriously incredible too.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025
The restaurant’s interior is cramped, in a warm and elegant sort of way; past the scrum at the host stand is a pint-size bar, and a brief field of tables beyond.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
But the pint-size spaces, distinguished by their thin footprint and parallel counters, are a fact of life for plenty of urban dwellers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pint-size
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
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In March 2020, paleontologists reported an extraordinary finding: a diminutive skull, just over a centimeter long, preserved in amber.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Thomas is a kinetic, diminutive woman whose energy belies her years.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although set in the small city, the movie was reportedly filmed in several locations in Louisiana.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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India also unleashed several punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending its participation in a water-sharing treaty that is critical for its smaller neighbor.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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When filming on a real-size bullet train carriage was not possible for a scene, Shinji used miniature models.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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While there may not have been a special edition popcorn bucket in sight (a miniature stack of books?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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