How to Use miniature in a Sentence

miniature

1 of 2 noun
Definition of miniaturenext
Synonyms for miniaturenext
  • But despite the headache, the miniatures had their charms.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The kids were paid in gift cards, and the creations were displayed among the miniature train tracks.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Red has them all in the back room as if somehow in miniature.
    — Peter Christopher, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
  • Many of these conflicts play out in miniature on the Chuck Rhoades side of the show.
    — Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 17 May 2020
  • Sweet, sweet Humphrey the miniature zebu stands just over two feet tall.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Standards have won best in show five times, miniatures three and toys twice.
    — Ben Walker, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The entire sequence tells much of the movie’s story in miniature.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The first Faberge egg contained a diamond miniature of the crown and a tiny ruby egg.
    — CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • There’s even a miniature, wooden roller-coaster to send your golf ball through.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The museum in miniature will arrive strapped to the bottom of a lunar rover set to launch next year.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Some members have been with the club since the early 1970s and haven’t lost that twinkle in their eye for this hobby in miniature.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The miniatures were blended into set pieces built to human scale for actors to stand on and touch.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 9 July 2023
  • The current run of miniatures are already assembled and easy to paint.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The miniature, two-wheeled droid can be controlled using a smartphone app.
    — Chauncey Alcorn, CNN, 8 Jan. 2020
  • And now her miniature of it has proud placement in her Hancock Park living room.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2020
  • This was proto-Black Twitter in miniature — a jokey Spaces room for the dial-up era.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Looking out toward the ocean, a half dozen miniature tuxedoed creatures emerge from the surf and waddle up the beach, their wings flapping in the air.
    — Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021
  • From start to finish, this game was the full Chiefs experience, in miniature.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Reimagined miniatures of these sorts of figures are included in the main boxed set.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There are lots and lots of miniature and micro-miniature orchids.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Each stool was a table in miniature, rounding out the minimal set.
    — ELLE Decor, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Each song really does feel like a journey, an epic in miniature.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
  • In a way, a bonsai tree is an artistic effort to mimic nature, the grandness of a full-grown tree, in miniature.
    — al, 13 May 2022
  • The miniature 'Jack Be Little' pumpkin matures in as little as 85 days.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • With the new album, Hall has built a universe in miniature, suiting his strengths as a composer.
    — Grant Sharples, SPIN, 11 May 2023
  • And then another, sometimes with a miniature of anisette.
    — Rafael Alvarez, CNN, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Mason Jar Flag Holders Paint miniature red, white, and blue flags on burlap fabric.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 23 June 2023
  • One of the jeweler’s Hagia Sophia rings, for example, captures the majesty of the landmark in miniature.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • With videotapes of his lessons at the ready, Hung worked with her son from the couch, the family's black miniature poodle Mocha nestled in her lap to listen.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The caricature of a 1950s-style suburban house, in miniature, speaks to something in the American identity that equates being a homeowner with having your own space that’s separating you from others.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
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miniature

2 of 2 adjective
  • The little boy looks like a miniature version of his father.
  • The body on the gurney had seemed miniature, doll-like.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Around the area, streets had turned into miniature lakes.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Cameron Dicker had a miniature field goal to tie it at 10.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • That’s the premise of Son’s Donuts and Pops, the doughnut shop that cooks miniature doughnuts fresh to order.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 17 July 2023
  • To use it, slide out the miniature speaker and angle it to your liking.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The need was met via a food truck serving miniature donuts by the box in Bowling Green, which kicked off in 2019.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Opt for a wax melt in a scent like vintage pine to give the miniature fireplace a woodland feel.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In other words, the miniature flutes could have produced Stone Age duck calls.
    — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Dumpling Squash The dumpling squash is miniature (around the size of an apple) compared to its winter squash cousins.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The wreath is made of durable iron wire and colorful foam leaves, berries, and miniature pumpkins.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Or mix things up this year with playful miniature bells.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Squirrels stand on their hind legs and fix me with hard stares, like miniature critics.
    — Harvey Dickson, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The crispy bacon strips looked the part too—tiger-striped with golden fat and presented on a miniature BLT.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Behind them was a large wall with miniature doors installed all over.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Daughter Stormi Webster was with her and adorably wore a miniature version of the piece.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2023
  • These animals are miniature cousins of earthworms and can spend their whole life in soil.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2023
  • It’s served as a tangled cylinder of fried shrimp and onions, like a miniature version of the old onion ring loaves at Tony Roma’s.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • From string lights to miniature ceramic figurines, this is an easy way to save on decking the halls.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • At times in the past people have brought miniature horses, goats, potbellied pigs and cats in strollers.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • The grass outside the house was soft with clover and miniature white daisies, her small front yard covered with the large leaves of violet plants not yet in bloom.
    — Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The scribe, who preferred not to be named, also took time to delve back into an old miniature wargame hobby.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Even after a miniature Hornets flurry, the Warriors built their lead up to 18.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The addition of white bread, used as miniature sandwich slices that are coated with the cheesy mixture, makes this starter stand out amongst the crowd.
    — Julia Reed, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
  • For the photo op, Kim held up her miniature dog, who adorably stared into the camera while wearing a bright-pink, fluffy sweater.
    — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • There was a miniature tart not much larger than a bottle cap, filled with firm raw fluke, maitake mushrooms glazed with Madeira, and crunchy threads of leek.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Pick the right virus protein to target, and the body turns into a miniature vaccine factory.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The miniature variety typically grows to a height of about 18 inches and can weigh up to 40 pounds.
    — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Skye is a miniature poodle and Yu’s first performance dog.
    — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The couple’s dog, a miniature dachshund which usually barked at Hill, was standing in the doorway of the motel.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 20 Apr. 2023

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