bit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.
From Salon
Heading into the results, investors were a bit more nonchalant about threats to the economy.
From MarketWatch
“And for the past few years, it has been a little bit.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I get my core involved and my legs, and I’m almost trying to fire my muscles as I’m imagining it, just to make it feel a little bit more real.”
From Los Angeles Times
The BBC's East of England political editor, Andrew Sinclair, said Lowe had a reputation for being a bit of a "maverick MP".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.