slight
Example Sentences
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My interest in watching any film solely to make fun of it is slight.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Auriemma forcefully reprimanded Staley for a perceived pregame slight surrounding the pregame handshake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
He added that it would be hard to tell the "slight differences between the two".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
There was also a slight dent in the unemployment rate, from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
A slight gust of wind ripples past me.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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