little
Example Sentences
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“I hit it off the end a little bit but I thought I got enough — it is what it is.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Nonetheless, those four little words - not fit for purpose - were followed by large consequences.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
At 19, she said there is little risk to giving it a shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
If the price has come down a little, and the earnings are going up a lot, the market starts to look reasonably priced.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
I told him that when I was little, my favorite thing to draw was my family but I’d often forget to draw their arms.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.