small print
noun
chiefly British
: the part of an agreement or document that contains important details and that is sometimes written in small letters
Examples of small print in a Sentence
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Lee also flagged presbyopia — difficulty reading small print — as a key sign.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
At the time, the 30-year-old designer and illustrator from Liverpool, England, had been running her small print and card business, Palm House Studio, for just six months.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s quite a roster of side effects, like the small print at the end of drug company TV commercials.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
With magnification and practice, some could read small print.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But there was something in the small print of that advantage that Steven kept to himself.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
That being said, this idea was tabled in February with more details promised to emerge within the fortnight—no such small print has been confirmed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
Finding cheap car insurance online used to mean endless quote forms and small print.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Peering through a magnifying glass, however, reveals fine details in the small print measuring about two inches by three inches, or about three times the size of a postage stamp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
At the time, the 30-year-old designer and illustrator from Liverpool, England, had been running her small print and card business, Palm House Studio, for just six months.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s quite a roster of side effects, like the small print at the end of drug company TV commercials.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
With magnification and practice, some could read small print.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But there was something in the small print of that advantage that Steven kept to himself.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
That being said, this idea was tabled in February with more details promised to emerge within the fortnight—no such small print has been confirmed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
Finding cheap car insurance online used to mean endless quote forms and small print.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Peering through a magnifying glass, however, reveals fine details in the small print measuring about two inches by three inches, or about three times the size of a postage stamp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Small print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20print. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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