smidgen

Example Sentences

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If Labour manage to win, even if only by a smidgen, it will be a huge psychological boost for Sir Keir Starmer after a particularly rough start to 2026 for him.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Ms. Schmidt has clearly modeled her comedy-drama on Chekhov, with notable parallels to “The Seagull” and a smidgen of “Uncle Vanya” tossed in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

As recently as 2019, Amazon was putting only a smidgen more into capex than Walmart.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The scan count for the next game, against Alabama State, was just a smidgen higher at 14,093.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

She had already switched from Plan A to Plan B, but she was not one smidgen closer to rescuing Simon, locating the missing fortune-teller, or cracking the mystery of the Hixby’s Guide.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood