a bit
Example Sentences
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"I think people are looking for a bit of grit or something that feels a bit more real," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“They had these big bells around their necks and were dressed up in a way that made them look very regal and a bit ferocious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The chapters on the doctrine of “maximum sustainable yield” in fishery management and the fraught international negotiations of fishing rights are a bit of a slog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I was a bit suspicious of the use of the word “witness” instead of the more familiar “watch.”
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
His soul, too, had been dragging a bit, weary and short-tempered.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
