slightly
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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If present, primordial magnetic fields would speed up recombination by pushing and pulling on charged particles, making matter slightly clumpy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
And some real-time location data was slightly off—at times incorrectly showing one person ahead of another when he or she was actually behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He turned his body slightly as Williams approached and gave the giant lineman a pat in his chest as the stadium lights went on and off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose slightly from 4.1% in August to 4.2% in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Together we walked over to the fountain’s edge, where a large spotlight illuminated the slightly tacky sculptures.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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