merest

Example Sentences

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But for now he is a jovial Irish scamp, with the merest hint of a dark streak; where Sherlock comes from money, James, as he’s called here, is at school on a scholarship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

She reset to hold, then wrestled back the break, allowing herself the merest of smiles.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

His strictly regulated factory model brooks no challenges from his workers, and he employs an enormous security force to snuff out the merest whisper of pro-union sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is going out of his way to avoid even the merest whiff of complacency.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

“The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel