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
  • From the tiny to the gigantic Dinosaurs came in a range of sizes.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • What to Know About Ticks Ticks are tiny, wingless bugs with eight legs.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2024
  • When folks hit the cold plunge, however, the chatter turned to gasps and tiny screams.
    Kathleen St. John, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
  • Each day that passed, tiny bit by tiny bit, his speech worsened.
    The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The Springfield page is a tiny outpost in a vast online world, so that might have been the end of it.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In the dead of winter, a tiny chihuahua darts out of a suburban home.
    Julia Daye, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Make a teeny-tiny stack of pancakes, then serve them up to your elf.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Some are in tents, most in tiny homes of one kind or another.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
  • As soon as the tiny fruits form, cover them with drawstring mesh bags.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • The engine fires to life easily, with my first push of the tiny starter button on the dash.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 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
  • Just a tiny spoonful of the Momofuku Chili Crunch is chock full of heat.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The singers may attempt to throw off the crowd, but keen observers might pick up on tiny clues buried throughout the show.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Ticks can be tiny: Deer ticks may be as small as the head of a pin, so look for them carefully.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Food Review: Aren’t tiny restaurants the best restaurants?
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The tiny tag syncs up to the ‘Find My’ app on Apple devices and even has a small speaker that makes noise once an item has been misplaced.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024

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