slightest
Example Sentences
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Overflow crowds standing on Broadway to scream at the slightest glimpse of a chart-topper in the second-story window of New York City’s One Astor Place.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
“He’s a major problem,” Green adds solemnly, before cracking the slightest smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I didn't feel myself at all, I didn't look myself in the slightest, I didn't want to go out," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Not in my favor: I cannot abide hippie culture, bristle at the slightest whiff of woo woo and balk reflexively at the phrase “loving kindness,” which immediately calls to mind the worst person I know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
I clean up okay, as every adult likes to say when a kid puts in the slightest effort.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
