scintilla

Example Sentences

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Anyone lampooned with a scintilla of brutality knows that an appearance can temporarily inoculate against accusations of humorlessness.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

This was, in many ways, a continuation of the fretfulness of Thursday, but against an opponent that had only a scintilla of Greece's ability.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

“When it comes to police, if there’s a scintilla of doubt they decide not to prosecute,” Morris said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“There is not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers,” she wrote in an e-mail to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady