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Sentence count:239+36Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: daintydelicatedisregardflimsyfrailignoreneglectoverlookpetitepunyslendersmallsveltethintinyAntonym: respectSimilar words: slightlyhighlightlightflightlight updelightlightlylightingMeaning: [slaɪt]  n. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). v. pay no attention to, disrespect. adj. 1. having little substance or significance 2. almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little 3. being of delicate or slender build. 
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211. Two departments rely mainly on a single source for their forecasts with perhaps slight alterations to incorporate their own views.
212. There was always a slight feeling of fear at the back of his mind.
213. Sometimes the difference caused by assimilation is very noticeable, and sometimes it is very slight.
214. He came to his front door to say goodbye, which he did with a handshake and a slight bow.
215. I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us. Charles Dickens 
216. Differences that had seemed slight when they were in their early twenties now bore social weight.
217. He walked away from the accident with only a slight bang on the head.
218. The combination of smoother style and slight changes of substance has allowed Britain to build different alliances on different topics.
219. My slight personal acquaintance with the subject of all this discouraging impersonal solemnity seemed slightly ridiculous.
220. His live-virus vaccine was approved for use in 1961 even though there is a slight risk of the disease occurring in recipients.
221. There is a slight allowance for error in the projected costs.
222. In the office[sentencedict.com], we avenge slight slights with small snubs.
223. There have, for example, been slight increases in average family size and in the average age at marriage.
224. And he was helped by the fact that he bears a slight resemblance to the blond singer in Abba, too.
225. A slight but unmistakable accent suggested that his name was not Leblond.
226. Hence, interest was slight and sporadic, and the works were not assimilated into mainstream western art history.
227. The day before admission he developed an unsteady gait with slight alterations in mood and behaviour.
228. The slight improvements in the eighteenth century are important because they mark the beginning of the downward trend.
229. A slight commotion in the outer office attracted his attention.
230. He was a slight man, a little above average height,(sentencedict.com) but by no means a. prime physical specimen.
231. She made a slight bow and wheeled to the next desk.
232. Many industry analysts are predicting a slight industry recession in 1998.
233. A low camera angle can make a slight anchor look imposing.
234. She went about with her head at a slight angle and her eyes permanently narrowed, to avoid the smoke.
235. The acetic acid reduces the slight solubility of the silver chloride produced during the titration, providing a sharper end-point.
236. On one of the horses was a slight figure, bound and blindfolded.
237. There has been a slight downside to the home-theater boon for retailers.
238. Both chairs are placed securely, with the free chair at a slight angle to where the patient is sitting.
239. A slight change of angle and a full wing shape becomes distorted into a thin one.
More similar words: slightlyhighlightlightflightlight updelightlightlylightinglightningmightrightnightheighteighthall righttightlyin sightfightertighteninsightat nightby nightnightmaremidnightright awayovernightout of sightat midnightstraightenday and night
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