Sentence examples for small on something from inspiring English sources

I may no longer be that 26-year-old who started an online music site, but I'm still interested in starting small on something that can make an impact, and I still believe in the triumph of hope over experience.

Certainly, in these straightened economic times, you can see many hard-pressed small retailers jumping on something that avoids multiple bank charges.

Why would one spend a small fortune on something only to find that everyone you knew had the same thing?

"The logistics are much more complex," says Katrina, "if there's a small fault on something, you can't just send somebody over, in the way you can here, to sort it out".

But when I'm in the App Store on an iPad, I'm already in a commercial environment: pushing the button to spend small money on something I'd like to see or play with doesn't seem like such a sucker's bet.

While this restraint makes "The Way, Way Back" pleasantly watchable, it also makes it feel small and anecdotal, a modest variation on something you've seen before.

As Mr. Seinfeld recalled, "What we had in common was both of us had the ability to focus deeply on something small, to blow small things out of proportion".

As I chewed one bit, one of my teeth clamped down on something small and hard: a bit of bird shot, apparently.

Displacement is something we all do: fixing on something small to avoid engaging with something big.

I figured I'd learn on something small where I could see all the parts.

The overwhelming majority of his constituent mail is now about the far-out ideas, and only a small portion is "based on something that is mostly true".