tad
Example Sentences
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He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
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
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
I may have exaggerated my lameness a tad.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
