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

Seattle-area residents may have another, albeit slighter, chance to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis Saturday evening, the Seattle office of the National Weather Service says.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

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’d filled out the last couple of years, looking just shy of imposing, especially next to the older, slighter Bunderson.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel