variants also pocket-sized
as in small
of a size that is less than average a pocket-size country in the Pyrenees

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Recent Examples of pocket-size The committee’s bipartisan group of election and law enforcement officials developed pocket-size guides to election laws for police officers to carry. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 The pocket-size device is actually a Bluetooth speaker that looks great on a desk or bookshelf and ensures their jams are always playing. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024 There are a number of them available on Amazon, but this pocket-size version is a best-seller, even among firefighters. Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024 One church staffer presses a Bible to her forehead while another daubs her stomach with a pocket-size vial of holy oil. Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for pocket-size
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Adjective
  • Is what he’s done a small sample size thing or something more?
    James Mirtle, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • No matter if they’re labeled green, farmers’ or artisans’ markets, the gatherings are a source of one-stop shopping for specialty goods that help patrons kick their cooking up a notch while also supporting small businesses.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite their diminutive nature, this research suggests even microquasars snacking on small stars can have an impressive cosmic influence, becoming powerful natural particle accelerators.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Decent connectivity and communication round out this diminutive Chromebook's feature set, including two USB Type-C ports (used for charging), a headphone jack, and front and rear cameras.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But there is little consensus among locals as to what should be done with the proceeds of the lithium boom.
    John Bartlett, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The sidewalks have been cleared of snow by little sidewalk snowplows.
    Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025

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