marginally

Example Sentences

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Limited progress has been made in the last 3½ years, with a marginally lower number of homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Tinder is the most visited dating app, but over the past three years usage has been dropping and it's now only marginally ahead of nearest competitor Hinge.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The Global Burden of Disease, the world’s leading mortality database, finds that Europe’s standardized heat-death risk has changed only marginally since 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

German business sentiment rebounded marginally this month, though it remains near multiyear lows, as companies adapted to the energy shock prompted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The Youth League was marginally more friendly to the Indians and the Coloureds, stating that Indians, like Africans, were oppressed, but that Indians had India, a mother country that they could look to.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela