Sentence examples for was small for a from inspiring English sources

"He was small for a center, and he had to prove himself".

Although she was small for a speed skater, Blair's technique was nearly flawless.

A place that was small for a family of three was too big for him.

Willis Reed was small for a center (at 6-foot-9!), but had a keen passing eye and an outside shooting touch most big men lacked.

He was small for a 12-year-old, with glasses and a tentative smile - the sort of boy who blurs into the crowd in school photos, who stands aside in the corner of a playground.

Porgy and Bess met with limited success, running for only 124 performances; although that was an unusually large number for a new opera, it was small for a Gershwin show on Broadway.

We've been small for a while now.

CONS: The living room is small for a 5,200-square-foot 5,200-square-foot 5,200-square-foot

"They're small for a bassist," he said.

CONS: At a total of 1,800 square feet, the house is small for a brownstone neighborhood.

The hatchback boot space is small for a car of this size, but not absurdly so.