How to Use tiny in a Sentence

tiny

adjective
  • Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?
  • 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.
  • The first day, the footage caught only a single tiny shrimp.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The trees may be tiny, but the artists who tend them take big pride in the results.
    al, 13 May 2022
  • Other parts of the ground host ferns and the tiny white flowers of asters.
    Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022
  • From the tiny to the gigantic Dinosaurs came in a range of sizes.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
  • The two of them stuck on a tiny sailboat in the middle of the ocean sounds like the start of a horror movie.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Those tiny, pint-sized halflings didn't exist at the time of the Second Age.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Taco Luchador launched there in 2014 as a tiny taco joint with six tables.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
  • And now there is the treat, not that tiny or little, of Risbridger’s book.
    Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Pick it up, and a tiny piece of paper flies toward the screen and fills your view.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The ideal sick-day soup, with a cozy broth and tiny pasta.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The cuneiform script is tiny, and crammed tightly to all four edges of the tablet.
    Robert MacFarlane, The New York Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Add flour and salt, and pulse until butter pieces are the size of tiny peas.
    WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For those not used to counting, this is a very tiny amount of calories.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Werewolf by Night is a tiny bit scary, but not too scary.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The tiny asteroid will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Daffodils and tiny white flowers bobbed in the breeze, and swans nested along the shore.
    Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022
  • What to Know About Ticks Ticks are tiny, wingless bugs with eight legs.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2024
  • The airport is tiny, with just six gates in the terminal.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • What makes that tiny bit of old rum so special is, frankly, that there’s not much of it left.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
  • When folks hit the cold plunge, however, the chatter turned to gasps and tiny screams.
    Kathleen St. John, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
  • Cook until tiny bubbles appear around the edge of the pan and wisps of steam come off the surface of the milk.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Each day that passed, tiny bit by tiny bit, his speech worsened.
    The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
  • This showed the surprised owner just how tiny her dog is.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Once established, the tiny flies continue to mate, lay eggs, and hatch indoors.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Pollen Pollen is a powdery substance made of tiny grains that plants release to propagate.
    Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025

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