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

"Lapwood's music was evocative, deploying the organ's entire range, from the merest whisper to stadium-rock pomp at full volume," he wrote.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

“The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel