minute amount

Example Sentences

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Spade said, with a hand gesture that suggested a minute amount.

From Reuters • Mar. 20, 2023

Nadia Lynch's four-year-old daughter Evy is severely allergic to dairy, and exposure to a minute amount could be life threatening.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

Lumford recalls his disbelief that a minute amount of evidence – essentially one victim’s claims in a police report – was enough to justify depriving him and his family of freedom for months.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2017

Even a minute amount can trigger a life-threatening reaction, as in Ms. Mendez’s case.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2017

The London Times pointed out the remarkable amount of detailed speculation in the air, as compared with the minute amount of admitted facts.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Leinster, Murray