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Definition of pint-sizenext

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Recent Examples of pint-size Housed in a pint-size log cabin, the designer served up hospitality essentials and prêt-à-picnic experiences through the month of August. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025 Originally built in the 1920s by founder Ettore Bugatti for his 4-year-old son, Roland, the pint-size electric car soon became a hit among family friends, resulting in a limited run of 500. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 Aside from looking creepy, sort of a given with all porcelain dolls of a certain age, Annabelle doesn’t do much of anything, and yet that hasn’t stopped her from headlining her own spinoff series and getting mentioned in the same breath as far more dynamic pint-size killers like Chucky and M3gan. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 For the discerning, modern-minded parent whose home is designed within an inch of its life, Knoll’s pint-size Barcelona chair ensures that even your little one’s seating adheres to the International Style. Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pint-size
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
  • Each of those films also features a plucky, diminutive hero who succeeds in the face of naysayers—an easy figure for any kid watching to root for.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • These ripe berries are alluringly red, uniformly speckled with dry, diminutive yellow seeds.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a couple of hundred students, limiting available resources.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Higher bond yields ripple through all kinds of credit markets, making everything from mortgages to small-business loans more expensive.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Residents in the San Gabriel Valley are contending with a dramatic surge in black flies, a painful little pest known for biting around the eyes and necks of people and pets.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, little baby leaves are thinner.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Built with water-resistant polyester, this spacious duffel has a dedicated shoe compartment, an end pocket for wet or dirty clothes, a multi-pocket compression panel for organization, and an interior divider curtain that can be removed to hold bulky clothes or outdoor gear.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This powers a miniature refrigerator compressor running on R600 refrigerant, another name for n-butane, a type of refrigerant sealed in a closed loop system.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The plot pivots on tiny gestures involving matters of life and death.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Each impact steals a tiny bit of the spacecraft’s speed, pushing it a smidgen closer to Earth.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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