Examples of “miniature” in a Sentence

noun A very small version or scale model of something.

• The museum displayed a miniature of the entire city.
• He collects miniatures of vintage cars.
• She built a miniature of her school out of cardboard for the science fair.

noun A small, highly detailed painting, especially a portrait.

• The locket contained a miniature of her great-grandmother.
• The gallery owns a rare miniature of a young woman in a blue dress.
• Artists once painted a miniature to give as a keepsake to loved ones.

adj Much smaller than the usual size.

• They keep a miniature poodle as a pet.
• The shop sold miniature teapots small enough to sit on a fingertip.
• Our local park has a miniature railway that carries children around the pond.