slightest
Example Sentences
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America may have empowered the president to give the capital a case of Mar-a-Lago face, but the city’s inhabitants get only the slightest of say in federal matters.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
But this framing collapses under the slightest scrutiny.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
All too often this campaign, the slightest of setbacks has appeared to derail Liverpool when things had been going well - a far cry from the "mentality monsters" Klopp lauded during his time in charge.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
I knew he didn’t have the slightest idea that the letter was real.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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