slightly
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Meta stock was up slightly in afternoon trading following reports of the outages.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
NBC’s telecast of the Seattle Seahawks’ decisive win over the Patriots was down slightly from last year’s record.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
There are cases where the second-half odds for the stock market are slightly higher or lower than the all-year average.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Perhaps more important, she keeps readers rooting for the slightly broken members of the Anderson family to make their way back to one another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
I was not quite on the sled when they took off so I was knocked slightly off balance.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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