slightest

Example Sentences

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America may have empowered the president to give the capital a case of Mar-a-Lago face, but the city’s inhabitants get only the slightest of say in federal matters.

From Slate • May 18, 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

The investor messaged de Min to ask: "Are you not the slightest ashamed and disgusted just stealing my money and my family's money?"

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The slightest hint of conflict sends him marching off in a silent funk, actually.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

“Have you taken ill? Even the slightest of sniffles?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern