slightest
Example Sentences
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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
"If we have the slightest hope of seeing our homeland, that is ok for us," said one woman in the city of Sulaymaniyah, close to the Iranian border.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Even the slightest misstep made me feel like I was about to careen out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
She leaned against her cane with one hand, but the other hand, stained with peat, was up against the cottage doorway, trembling the slightest bit.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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