slighter

Example Sentences

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Drake has a beautiful voice, but her Ali is slighter than that of Maleah Joi Moon, who won a Tony for her Broadway debut performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson was cooler on the film, commenting A Real Pain "is slighter than expected and is thus easily overwhelmed by Culkin’s high shtick".

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

Originally programmed in 1987 by George Lewis, the composer, performer and computer-music pioneer, Voyager’s discography is slighter than Mitchell’s, but likewise thrilling.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

A big guy as dark as midnight and a slighter guy, also dark black.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz