small amount
Example Sentences
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This technique, called "doping," involves introducing a small amount of another material to produce specific properties.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Hobby spending is a small amount of overall retail sales, but it's a good gauge of whether consumers have any money leftover in their budgets."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Spend a small amount of time thinking, what do I really want from my experience? Don't panic buy and accept the first offer that comes along."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“The reality is that we areback to a very small amount of crudeversus what is needed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Christopher had, grudgingly, learned a small amount of Latin at school, and he had a feeling that malum meant something else entirely.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
