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How to use slight in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb, noun

Slight means minor; small in amount. Example: “There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.”

Examples of slight by meaning

adjectiveMinor; small in amount.

  • The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from...

adjectiveGentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.

  • give it a slight kick
  • a slight hint of cinnamon
  • a slight effort

adjectiveNot thorough; superficial.

  • make a slight examination

adjectiveTrifling; unimportant; insignificant.

  • we made a slight mistake
  • a slight pain

adjectiveNot far away in space or time.

  • in the slight future

adjectiveOf slender build.

  • a slight but graceful woman
  • But now, ten years later, after his recent shipwreck, he cannot compete as a runner, though he can outthrow the slighter Phaeacians with the heaviest discus.2002, Eva Brann, Homeric Moments, page 48

adjectiveEven, smooth or level.

  • A slight stone

adjectiveStill; with little or no movement on the surface.

  • The sea was slight and calm

More sentences with slight

  • There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.From the entry voice
  • After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.From the entry decrease
  • There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.From the entry hiccup
  • By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions.From the entry acuteness
  • A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.From the entry move
  • The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction.From the entry trouble
  • The recording studio had some slight echo, but was good enough to make a demo.From the entry studio
  • The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.From the entry taper
  • A slight valve tap was audible at idle but was not noticeable otherwise.From the entry idle
  • Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment.From the entry impediment
  • He was deluded to think that she cared in the slightest.From the entry deluded
  • I hate the way she's always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.From the entry jump on
  • There was a slight delay while the program rerendered the image in its new perspective.From the entry rerender
  • A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.From the entry auto
  • Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.From the entry penetration
  • The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.From the entry presentation
  • He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.From the entry snap
  • He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.From the entry squint
  • The politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.From the entry cry wolf
  • He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.From the entry sweeping
  • The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.From the entry deformity
  • The whole queendom was outraged by the diplomatic slight.From the entry queendom
  • As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle.From the entry motorphobia
  • Slight anisochromasia is normal due to the biconcave shape of erythrocytes, but if excessive, it may indicate iron deficiency.From the entry anisochromasia
  • I respect your right to feel offended, even though most people, myself included, totally disagree and don’t find the comment offensive in the slightest.From the entry respect
  • This cabernet has slight juglandaceous overtones.From the entry juglandaceous
  • That view contrasts with analysis from BloombergNEF that sees slight growth this year in the bloc.2025 July 24, Will Mathis, “Europe's Solar Power Growth Set to Dip for First Time Since 2016”, in BloombergNEF, archived from the original…. From the entry gigawatt
  • Unlike Thessalos, the name Hippokrates displays a slight spike in popularity only in the third century BC.2024, Emma Aston, “Re-creations of Thessaly in the early Hellenistic period”, in Blessed Thessaly: The Identities of a Place and Its…. From the entry Hippokrates

Meaning of slight

  1. adjective Minor; small in amount.
  2. adjective Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
  3. adjective Not thorough; superficial.

Full definition of slight

Questions about slight in a sentence

How do you use slight in a sentence?
Slight is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.”
What is a short sentence with slight?
“A slight stone”
What does slight mean?
Slight means minor; small in amount.

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