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Example Sentences
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The crash in the race wasn't his fault but perhaps he could have judged his overspeed a tad better - easy for me to say.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Headline CPI rose 2.4% last month from a year earlier, matching January’s annual pace and coming in a tad lower than economists’ forecasts.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Lee Knight’s “A Friend of Dorothy” may be a tad on the nose about the cultural and emotional impact of a lonely London widow on a closeted teenaged boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Connected-fitness subscriptions declined 7.4% to 2.661 million, a tad below expectations of 2.664 million, and the lowest number since the quarter ending September 2021.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
A tad unnecessarily, considering the pool of vomit all over his boots.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.