From one pocket he took a small rod and extended it to a right angle.

The murderer had a smaller rod; and for some reason, he used it.

The blues were hanging 75 or 80 yards offshore, a bit out of reach for Frank, who was using a smaller rod.

Several small rods will hang better than one large rod covering the span of a window.

A small rod stuck up from the center, and he watched the position of its shadow.

It is a small, non-motile rod that does not swarm.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, compact rod with a glass lens at the front end.

He now held both a red staff and a small rod or wand.

It is designed having two ball bearings joined with a small rod.