faintly

Example Sentences

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Sometimes it’s a crinkly cellophane bag full of bolillos still faintly warm from the oven.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

From an 11-story-high catwalk atop the coal unit, the view included power lines and Houston’s skyline faintly visible 25 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Too often, it arrives over-mashed and under-seasoned — pale, pasty, faintly apologetic.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

More than twelve hours after the hit, the area still smelled faintly of burning.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The sound of clinking glassware echoed faintly from behind the thick mahogany door, and I raised a questioning eyebrow at her.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin