merest

Example Sentences

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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

It’s a fig leaf so thin the merest whisper of a breeze wafts it away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Before Saturday, the atmospheric spigots of April had given us the merest trickle of moisture.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023

I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya