slightest

Example Sentences

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On Thursday evening, Melléthei-Barna announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post, "to ensure that not even the slightest shadow is cast on the transition".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We will not accept that the slightest piece of European territory, like Cyprus, be exposed to danger," added Mitsotakis.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

At the slightest hint that your ordeal is about to end, you immediately project all your hopes and dreams onto that illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“I should have done it years ago, but I told her tonight instead. I thought she took it well but clearly I was wrong. I haven’t the slightest idea what Alexander was doing there.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern