miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.
a dollhouse with miniature furnishings
Examples of tiny in a Sentence
The computer chips were tiny.
He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of.
There's just one tiny little problem.
Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?
Recent Examples on the WebThe battle for the next two years of partisan political control will be waged door-to-door, from California’s beachside suburban cul-de-sacs to the tiny farm towns in the state’s fertile Central Valley.—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024 This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024 Palley sees the potential for constructing villages of tiny homes for the housing insecure, or siting single or multiple tiny homes on church, nonprofit or publicly owned lands for the unhoused.—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024 Otepää, Estonia Surrounded by forests, lakes, hills, and valleys, this tiny town is renowned for its scenic natural beauty.—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024 The power of the tiny bag hand in hand with the status symbol that is Trader Joe’s can’t be beat.—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024 The funds were supposed to cover the start up costs to shelter roughly a whopping 620 people per year in tiny homes, the letter stated.—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 Norfolk was more than 500 miles from Westminster, Mass., the tiny town where Roger was an engineer for GE and Judy a teacher.—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Dogs in heat, tiny puppies, and dogs who are not vaccinated should also not be at the dog park, Munden said.—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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