merest
Example Sentences
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Hilton has been campaigning hard, as though he has more than the merest speck of a chance of pulling an epic upset and somehow prevailing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She reset to hold, then wrestled back the break, allowing herself the merest of smiles.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
His strictly regulated factory model brooks no challenges from his workers, and he employs an enormous security force to snuff out the merest whisper of pro-union sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is going out of his way to avoid even the merest whiff of complacency.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
The line was taut as a banjo string, and the merest tug would snap it on and blind the shivering quarry in a blaze of light.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
