little something

Example Sentences

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"I always like to buy a little something from everywhere I go, just as a reminder," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

It was a wasteland of corporate buzzwords, 4 a.m. wake-up routines and stories about overcoming workplace adversity with a little something called grit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

I’m on a fixed budget, but I want them to have a little something.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Let me tell you a little something about that.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

When you no longer need it, you pay a little something for its use; say, “Thank you, sir,” and when your business in that town is over, you go away from that room.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison