a bit

Example Sentences

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Once you've sold a bit, you can start to sell more – and that means potentially trillions of dollars worth of new shares coming to market over the coming months and years.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe after a bit, she can drop the deference.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“It’s a bit of a no-brainer, isn’t it?” said Rob Dickinson, Singer’s founder and executive chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The downturn is notable, but spirits are still high as the world awaits the largest IPO on record —so much so that some market watchers have warned it all feels a bit too euphoric.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I was a bit worried about it at first—whether anyone would mind, how he’d get on with all the old folks—but he loved it, and as it turned out, so did they.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo