merest
Example Sentences
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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
It’s a fig leaf so thin the merest whisper of a breeze wafts it away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Before Saturday, the atmospheric spigots of April had given us the merest trickle of moisture.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023
These heroines were always willowy and managed to land in graceful postures of repose, and were revived with the merest passing of a decorated flagon of smelling salts under their noses.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
