pocket-size
adjective
pock·et-size
ˈpä-kət-ˌsīz 
variants
or less commonly pocket-sized
1
: of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket
2
: small
Synonyms
Examples of pocket-size in a Sentence
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While many people just walk by the rectangular openings in the sidewalk from which the trees spring — or, worse, use the spaces as trash cans and doggy litter boxes — others lay claim, unofficially, to these pocket-size patches of land.
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Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Like several other pocket-size displays, this one could serve as a rough draft for bigger, deeper shows to come.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Social media also create opportunities for exploitation and harassment that simply didn’t exist before vast swaths of the population were connected by pocket-size computers.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Google, Motorola and others are trying folding or flip phones that offer more screen real estate in a pocket-size phone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
No need to fumble around with a mess of cords—this slim, pocket-size power bank snaps onto the back of any MagSafe-compatible smartphone to charge the battery wirelessly.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
This pocket-size version can easily fit into their gym bag or carry-on for on-the-go relief.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
For aspiring know-it-alls, Princeton University Press sells a series of pocket-size encyclopedias covering subjects including brain phenomena and dinosaur lore.
—Ella Riley-Adams Angela Koh Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Tom Delavan, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The pocket-size pen-testing device can intercept and replay all kinds of wireless signals—including NFC, infrared, RFID, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
—WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023
Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Like several other pocket-size displays, this one could serve as a rough draft for bigger, deeper shows to come.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Social media also create opportunities for exploitation and harassment that simply didn’t exist before vast swaths of the population were connected by pocket-size computers.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Google, Motorola and others are trying folding or flip phones that offer more screen real estate in a pocket-size phone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
No need to fumble around with a mess of cords—this slim, pocket-size power bank snaps onto the back of any MagSafe-compatible smartphone to charge the battery wirelessly.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
This pocket-size version can easily fit into their gym bag or carry-on for on-the-go relief.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
For aspiring know-it-alls, Princeton University Press sells a series of pocket-size encyclopedias covering subjects including brain phenomena and dinosaur lore.
—Ella Riley-Adams Angela Koh Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Tom Delavan, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The pocket-size pen-testing device can intercept and replay all kinds of wireless signals—including NFC, infrared, RFID, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
—WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023
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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket-size. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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