a little
Example Sentences
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"We are quite young, but then when you see all the others on the start line and you realise how young they are, it makes you feel a little bit more at ease," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Investors appeared a little concerned about the startup’s capital.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The company made $33 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2025, a little more than half of the $63 million it made for the same period in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
In my experience, it’s a little like getting an incoming call on a vibrating cellphone, except instead of picking up the phone, you are the phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Uncle Manfred’s clothes were a little on the small side for Peter, we discovered, and the trousers hung loose around his waist, but they were dry, and that was all that mattered.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
