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
“There was moral pressure, because we had entered a spiritual sanctuary. Everyone understood that it was a great responsibility, and all were afraid of making even the slightest mistake,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Father was in the dining room when we reached it and greeted Mr. Weil without the slightest sign of surprise.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
