slightly

Example Sentences

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Slightly outperforming, though, is certainly better than underperforming.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Slightly closer in the main qualifying and seemed to find his performance again, but the team let him down with a technical failure which meant a pit-lane start.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Slightly more than half were women, more than 85% were white, and the typical household income ranged from $85,000 to $95,000.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Slightly shorter than a standard 50-foot freight car, the Parallel cars weigh roughly 40,000 pounds unloaded.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Slightly submerged, it was now so close to the enemy ship that the Housatonic’s twelve cannons were useless.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler