smidgen
Example Sentences
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Bond mavens are a little better than economists at predicting short-term inflation, while economists are a smidgen better than bond mavens at looking a few years ahead.
From New York Times
The full moon will officially occur very late on the night of July 23 in the eastern United States, rising a smidgen before Saturn.
From Washington Post
For those who want to show a smidgen of subtlety in their advocacy.
From The Verge
There’s a smidgen of potential nonetheless — especially in a subscription model.
From Washington Post
This leaves Democrats torn between seating Hart and adding a smidgen of breathing room to their precipitous 219-211 majority — with five vacancies — or rejecting her claim and avoiding accusations of a hypocritical power play.
From Seattle Times
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