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
But if you asked me whether I had any intention of inheriting it when I was around 20, I didn’t have the slightest inclination either.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"If there's anyone in Selby who was around at the time and hadn't heard that Ryan was missing - the slightest little thing might help the police find out what happened," said Kerstin.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Anat’s people were Molly’s people, too, and if there was one thing that had not changed in the slightest between centuries, it was just how fond their people were of spontaneously bursting into song.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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