How to use "small" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "small" in popular movie and book plots

  • Upon arrival at Ramelle, Miller and the squad come upon a small group of paratroopers, one of whom is Ryan.  - Saving Private Ryan
  • His second wife, Mrs Dashwood, and their daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, inherit only a small income.  - Sense and Sensibility
  • Preacher tells the story of Jesse Custer, a preacher in the small Texas town of Annville.  - Preacher (comics)
  • A soft-drink stand disappears, replaced by a small slip of paper with the words "SOFT-DRINK STAND" printed on it in block letters.  - Time Out of Joint
  • She discovers two small spirits who lead her through a briar patch and into the hollow of a large camphor tree.  - My Neighbor Totoro
  • In 1757, Moonfleet is a small village near the sea in the south of England.  - Moonfleet
  • The villagers of a small town come to Sir Bedevere the Wise claiming they have captured a witch.  - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Hanging on the wall is "a small sketch in oils, on a panel, representing a woman draped and blindfolded carrying a lighted torch" (Conrad 39).  - Heart of Darkness
  • A scene opens with his/her corpse in a small room.  - Glen or Glenda
  • Rhett laughs at the idea but steals an emaciated horse and a small wagon, and they follow the retreating army out of Atlanta.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • Two girls, Agnes and Elin, attend school in the small town of Åmål in Sweden.  - Show Me Love (film)
  • Titorelli has leave through a small back door, as the girls are blocking the door through which entered.  - The Trial
  • The doctors have found two small puncture marks about her neck, which dr Seward is at a loss to understand.  - Dracula
  • He finds a small blue spot on her chest and speaks privately with her father, only asking that Laura never be unattended.  - Carmilla
  • Only pitifully small pieces of land are gained, about the size of a football field, which are often lost again later.  - All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Violence and looting break out on a small scale, and the authorities respond by declaring martial law and imposing a curfew.  - The Plague

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