a little
Example Sentences
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“They care about baseball here. It’s a fun environment. If people weren’t a little upset and a little, I’d say, passionate about what happened last year in the World Series, maybe they’re not real fans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
“We started adding a little bit more of a traveled feel, a world view to the place, rather than just the pretty aesthetic,” she explains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
“Fusion lets us make our own suns. It makes really hard, intractable problems suddenly a little more solvable.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
However, conditions will turn a little cooler in western Scotland, Northern Ireland and Irish Sea coasts with more cloud and rain moving in later in the afternoon.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“I thought Nate’s Gertrude boat and Jonah’s motorcycle were a little over the top, but theirs are nothing compared to some of these.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
