How to use slightly in a sentence

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• After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.From the entry right
• After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.From the entry egg
• You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.From the entry bend
• Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.From the entry sting
• These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.From the entry differ
• I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.From the entry hormone
• Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal.From the entry nominal
• Home sales remained steady, although running slightly below the previous month's heady pace.From the entry heady
• The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.From the entry rotation
• After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.From the entry embarrassed
• The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.From the entry overpower
• As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.From the entry fishtail
• The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane.From the entry underweight
• The shot needs to be slightly thicker than half-ball to get to the center pocket.From the entry half-ball
• The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.From the entry noil
• A day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.From the entry day
• The part of his hair was slightly to the left.From the entry part
• You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.From the entry shade
• This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.From the entry dodgy
• Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.From the entry conductive
• Tune down the guitar a bit, you're slightly sharp.From the entry tune down
• She shifted slightly in her seat.From the entry shift
• Adnate mushroom gills are broadly attached to the stalk slightly above the bottom of the gill, with most of the gill fused to the stem.From the entry adnate
• A slightly unsteady item of furniture.From the entry unsteady
• I confined myself to a pleasant Brewdog Ale and a glass of slightly insipid wine.2025 June 11, Christian Wolmar, “First Class delights with an occasional pang of hunger”, in RAIL, number 1037, page 34. From the entry insipid
• Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with a pH slightly below neutral.2025 May 1, Jen Schwartz, “The magic molecule”, in Scientific American, volume 332, number 5, pages 54-55. From the entry hypochlorite
• Typically, the waiver wire process is 24 hours, but on cutdown day, it’s slightly shorter.2025 August 26, Saad Yousuf, “NFL waiver wire explained: What happens when players are released on cutdown day”, in The Athletic, The New…. From the entry waiver wire
• Each species adapitates subtly to its specific environment which influences their physical characteristics and behaviors slightly differently.2025 April 22 (last accessed), Aptive Environmental, Jumping Mice Guide, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025. From the entry adapitates
• That was a slightly bigger drop in earnings than analysts had forecast, and net income tumbled 37%.2025 October 23, Chris Isidore, “Tesla’s best quarter of year isn’t enough to impress investors. Because they know it won’t last”, in CNN…. From the entry earnings miss
• Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced.2024 March 26, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Visa and Mastercard agree to $30 billion settlement that will lower merchant fees”, in CNN Business. From the entry ma
• The moon's gravity means a super-precise atomic clock would run ever so slightly faster than on Earth.2024 April 4, “Coordinated Lunar Time: The U.S. wants the moon to have its own time zone”, in Morning Edition, spoken by Steve Inskeep…. From the entry Coordinated Lunar Time
• We’ve just got genetics that are helpful in slightly different circumstances.2024 January 26 [2020 May 14], Shane Duquette, Marco Walker-Ng, “Hardgainers: Why Is It So Hard for Skinny Guys to Gain Weight?”, in Bony…. From the entry hardgainer
• Farzan’s narrow backyard in Brooklyn’s South Slope neighborhood is a lush, if slightly chaotic, oasis.2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry peony
• Open-earedness increases slightly during young adulthood, then declines as we age.2023 February 20, Timothy McKenry, “Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?”, in The Conversation, archived from the original…. From the entry open-earedness
• She blinked rapidly several times, then her chin lifted slightly and her eyes rolled back.2022 October 13, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “She Suffered From Headaches and Fatigue. Were Concussions to Blame?”, in The New York Times Magazine. From the entry absence seizure
• Of the two episodes, “Mortshall” is slightly weaker, while still being pretty darn good.2021 September 6, Zack Handlen, “Rick And Morty ends its fifth season looking for an escape hatch”, in AV Club. From the entry darn
• The albumens (whites) will be tender and slightly 'curdy', the yolks still soft and silky.2021, Darina Allen, “Eggs, Dairy [Soft-boiled Eggs]”, in How to Cook: The 100 Essential Recipes Everyone should Know, London: Kyle Books…. From the entry albumen

Meaning of slightly

1. adverb Slenderly; delicately.
2. adverb To a small extent or degree.

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Questions about slightly in a sentence

How do you use slightly in a sentence?

Slightly is used as an adverb. For example: “He was slightly built, but tall.”

What is a short sentence with slightly?

“A slightly unsteady item of furniture.”

What does slightly mean?

Slightly means slenderly; delicately.