scintilla

Example Sentences

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In fact, the weaponization committee needs only one more thing to complete its work: a scintilla of evidence.

From Washington Post

Criticizing the handling of Ms. Griner’s release without knowing a scintilla of what went on behind the scenes is astonishingly unpatriotic and disgraceful.

From Washington Post

Her defense attorneys filed a legal motion in March asking the judge to dismiss the charge of hindering police, arguing there was “not a scintilla of evidence” to support it.

From Seattle Times

And when Rangers failed to adequately test Parish in the first half hour, more than a scintilla of doubt would have begun to creep into Van Bronckhorst's mind.

From BBC

ProPublica and Vanity Fair published a towering assertion about sinister doings at a Chinese research lab without offering a scintilla of evidence.

From Los Angeles Times