slight

How to use slight in a sentence

There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.

And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."

Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.

All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.

His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

A mild degree means that the body is not reacting well, or else that the infection is too slight to call forth much resistance.

All inflammatory and suppurative diseases cause leukocytosis, except when slight or well walled off.

In mild cases a slight decrease of hemoglobin is the only blood change noted.

The infectious diseases in which leukocytosis is absent (p. 160) often cause a slight decrease of leukocytes.

A slight acquaintance with English History will make all the formulas here given easily understood.

ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)

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OCTOBER 26, 1985