mildly
Example Sentences
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To call this a vexed question is putting it mildly.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Keep your phone somewhere inconvenient or even mildly inaccessible: in your coat pocket, for instance, or your purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Daily peppermint oil may offer a simple way to reduce mildly elevated blood pressure, according to new research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Writer-director Jacob Chase, who previously made the 2020 horror film “Come Play,” downplays gore in favor of jump scares and mildly diverting set pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Undaunted–well, perhaps mildly daunted–Planck turned to other matters.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
