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

A healthy economy could make that estimate look a smidgen too low.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 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

Nobody with a smidgen of training, not even the worst roustabout, would look right in a grown person’s face.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou