slighter

Example Sentences

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We’re left with a nightmare of identity that feels slighter than it should, unsure of where to point its knife.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

His most dramatic liberties were reined in; tempo fluctuations became slighter.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

The slighter, swifter Sam Simmonds starts at eight after Alex Dombrandt's brush with Covid.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2022

He was slighter than Bun, heavily freckled, but he had Bunny’s sandy hair and his sharp little nose.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt