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Faintly
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Faintly meaning
In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
Example sentences (20)
As Myburgh points out, “the DA would end up looking faintly ridiculous if, after warning of the dangers of ANC cadre deployment for decades, it chose as its presidential candidate in 2024 a prototypical ANC cadre of the Mandela/Mbeki eras”.
Cook thighs gently for about 5 to 8 minutes, turning with tongs about halfway through, just until faintly browned, then transfer to a clean plate.
Curvaceous without sacrificing too much in the way of practicality, its long hood, swooping roofline, and bold side creases have a faintly nautical look to them, like a yacht sailing at speed through ocean waves.
Depending on the viral load of the patient – how many of the antigens they have – the line will show up more boldly or faintly.
Despite being faintly scatological and certainly sounding suggestive when played at full speed, this offers an innocent explanation of what could otherwise be interpreted as a highly inappropriate moment for a kids' movie.
The eyes of these bizarre-looking people were glowing faintly, and two of the figures did not have human faces at all, but the faces of goats.
Those even faintly acquainted with her would know her as ‘cycle miss’, a moniker she received when she was a teacher, and one that has stuck to this day, as the bicycle has remained her constant companion.
When a concerned Kenan inquired of Miss France if she was 'okay,' the only answer he got was a faintly unhinged stare complete with a twitching eye.
As I reached the point where my shoulders became submerged, my chest started to convulse and I swallowed mouthfuls of bitter water, and very faintly, as if from a great distance, I sensed that I was about to give way.
Heard faintly from the basement: “No Joke Jack” – The Boss’s underling.
I can just faintly feel that something amazing has happened,” she concluded.
It smells faintly of Dettol, in tribute to the constant disinfecting of surfaces and implements that takes place between clients.
The lashes were barely there, the brow faintly curved, and the mouth—oh, that mouth—seemed poised to cry out.
There’s something faintly disquieting about a rodent that mysteriously fell from the sky (there is no tree above the site of the splat), plopped into the wet cement, and disappeared, leaving only a ghostly outline of its body.
Although recognizable as the old dish, there were strange new dimensions: the deep funk of fermented black beans, the faintly citrusy aroma, and even more mysteriously, the tingling numbing quality that spread across my mouth and throat.
And mind you, the costs of caring for the soldiers who have been deployed in our never-ending wars won’t for another 30 to 40 years, as they age, and the government isn’t faintly ready to meet the expenses that will be involved.
Nonetheless, whereas this country's imperial campaigns of the first third of the twentieth century generated a Smedley Butler, the hyper-interventionism of the first decades of this century hasn't produced a single even faintly comparable figure.
The result is quite mind-bending: it’s cheese that tastes not of cheese, but faintly of a cheeseburger.
The straps of her thong panties could even be seen faintly running high over her hips.
The two graybeards are so old, they can actually faintly remember the last time the Buccaneers didn’t suck.