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Discover LudwigThe phrase "looks smaller" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when describing the appearance or perception of an object or subject in comparison to something else.
Example: "From this angle, the building looks smaller than it actually is."
Alternatives: "appears smaller" or "seems smaller."
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Her house looks smaller in daylight.
He is a little slower, and looks smaller, but walks with steady steps.
Somehow Corbyn looks smaller and more permanently rumpled than he actually is.
"You know how they say everything from your childhood looks smaller when you go back to it?
Although it looks smaller than some of the others here, it still has a 1.7 litre capacity.
It looks smaller than it is, rising up just two stories above street level; about half its space is underground.
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She looks small, shy, defeated.
Jeffrey Katzenberg looks small in his armchair.
He looks small and ineffective in the propaganda war.
As wars go, the prospective one with Iraq looks small.
Mom looks small and shaky.
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