a little
Example Sentences
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“It’s like he’s turned into our son. I don’t know if we originally thought that was going to happen. When you say, ‘Can someone live at your house for a little bit,’ you say ‘Yes.’
From Los Angeles Times
I guess it was just because I was a little kid and I thought they were superheroes and not people.
From BBC
However, dig a little deeper and there is notable nuance.
From MarketWatch
"Also, we have corporate sanctioned mobile devices and this came in via his personal phone. So that made him think this was potentially a little murky, a little fishy."
From BBC
A regular comment from players and coaches would be: "It is all right - he is just having a little sleep."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.