Examples of “dwarf” in a Sentence

noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.

• The greenhouse specialized in dwarf fruit trees.
• This dwarf rabbit is only half the size of the others in the hutch.
• A dwarf sunflower fits happily on a small balcony.

noun In folklore, a small humanlike being often skilled in crafting and mining.

• In the story, a dwarf forged the hero's sword.
• The children read a tale about a grumpy dwarf who guarded a cave full of gems.
• In the fantasy game, you play as a dwarf who digs tunnels beneath mountains.

verb To make something appear much smaller by comparison.

• The new skyscraper dwarfs every other building in the city.
• The huge oak tree dwarfed the little cottage beside it.
• Compared with the vast desert, our small campsite was dwarfed.