slightest
Example Sentences
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But it’s a testament to how even the slightest of pivots can reframe a story, making it all the more personal without drawing explicit attention to itself.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
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
But if you asked me whether I had any intention of inheriting it when I was around 20, I didn’t have the slightest inclination either.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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 knew he didn’t have the slightest idea that the letter was real.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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