slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
Example Sentences
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Drake has a beautiful voice, but her Ali is slighter than that of Maleah Joi Moon, who won a Tony for her Broadway debut performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
The slighter, swifter Sam Simmonds starts at eight after Alex Dombrandt's brush with Covid.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022
But when the specifics are added to the calculation — the bad loss at Stanford and the no-shows against Utah — a slighter darker tint emerges for the final verdict.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
A big guy as dark as midnight and a slighter guy, also dark black.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
