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 WebAccording to the Mayo Clinic, an upper endoscopy is a procedure used to visually examine your upper digestive system using a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube.—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024 More trending stories: → There’s no ‘better place’ to see April 8 total solar eclipse than in this tiny Texas town.—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024 The faint star system — the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found — could be under the influence of dark matter.—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024 Shelby’s a tiny town, so everyone worked at that plant.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024 An expert guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones via tiny changes.—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 Near Corfu, tiny Paxos is covered in olive trees, with three charming bays and a satellite island, Antipaxos, known for its translucent waters.—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024 From the right comes the snort of hippos, whose tiny eyes glint yellow in the beam of our flashlights.—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024 Its 10 million people represent a tiny fraction of the Continent’s population.—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
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