slightest
Example Sentences
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On Thursday evening, Melléthei-Barna announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post, "to ensure that not even the slightest shadow is cast on the transition".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"I can assure you, if we have just the slightest chance of getting the prize, we won't give it away to anybody else."
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The slightest hint of conflict sends him marching off in a silent funk, actually.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
I’d run out of my room without the slightest idea where I was going.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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