slighter

Example Sentences

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But once he started dominating, he kept dominating, putting up six double-doubles in seven playoff games, obliterating short-handed Memphis inside while steamrolling the Lakers’ slighter opponents on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

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

Originally programmed in 1987 by George Lewis, the composer, performer and computer-music pioneer, Voyager’s discography is slighter than Mitchell’s, but likewise thrilling.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2022

The second male hovered unobtrusively behind them, slighter than the leader, his light brown hair and regular features both nondescript.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer