Diminutive in a sentence

Of uncertain origin, probably from Old French escouvillon (dishcloth, mop), diminutive of escouve (broom), from Latin scopa (broom) or from scullery (a small kitchen), from Old French escuele (dish), from Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra (pan).

This is because it is actually a diminutive of "Magd" and in German all diminutive forms are neuter.

A dwarf orange tree, which is touted for its diminutive stature of only eight feet at maturity, is made possible by a dwarfing variety of hardy orange known as Flying Dragon, used as a rootstock.

Artists from the Duneland and surrounding region including Illinois and Michigan every year submit their paintings on a diminutive canvas.

As usual, diminutive Joseph Atule was the hero for Lobi Stars as he scored one goal and assisted the second as the ‘Pride of Benue’ battled to the 2-1 in over Dakkada.

At 6 ft 4 in, he towered above the diminutive monarch, but both were smiling broadly.

Despite the Titanic connections, the cities of Belfast and Southampton sported rather diminutive results of 5.3 and 5.1 inches respectively.

Hauled by a steam locomotive until only a decade or two ago, a diminutive diesel now takes charge of the daily run from NJP, but steam locos still ply the upper section of the Unesco-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway between Darjeeling and Ghum.

Napoleon Bonaparte was due a good rendering in the cinema, but this movie fails to live up to his giant (diminutive) stature.

Other species were rather distinct from us: with its ape-size brain, rambled through the woody grasslands of South Africa, and the diminutive lived, breathed and died on the islands of Flores and Luzon in Indonesia and the Philippines respectively.

Scholars agree that the word actually derives from the late Latin word (“scribe”), which, in turn, is derived from the Latin word is itself a diminutive of the Latin word (“book”).

Some of his biggest fans say they were first drawn to “Hasbik” — his Russian diminutive — when they realized he was not a child, and that they’re inspired that he has such a winning attitude.

The diminutive winger joined the Spanish giants four years ago for a fee in excess of £100m and arrived as arguably the most in-form wide forward in world football.

The image, diminutive and universal, neatly encapsulates the whole endeavor.

The term "rat hole" refers to the diminutive size of these pits, barely large enough for a single miner to enter and extract coal.

The two heavyweight pariah states of Russia and China will always support the tiniest pariah state of NK, no matter what trick the diminutive madman pulls out of the hat next.

When Shrek first confronts Lord Farquaad as he’s auditioning knights to carry out a daring quest for him, the diminutive villain says “what’s that?

A diminutive philosophy dropout, 56-year-old Kickl proved himself a skilled political strategist after joining the neo-fascist Freedom Party (FPÖ), which was founded by former SS officers in the 1950s.

Although it’s longer horizontally than the tiered airers we tested, there’s something quite refreshing about its diminutive height.

Among them: “Catch 22,” “In and Out,” “Legally Blonde 2” and “Elf,” as the diminutive dad of adopted full-size son Will Ferrell.