Below you will find example sentences with "little bit". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Little Bit in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: little
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 84
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.8 words

Words in this phrase

little bit

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • little can mean: Small in size. Common word
  • bit can mean: A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a little bit of randall 1× and a little bit careful may 1× and a little bit like a 1× and a little bit more in 1× and a little bit of standing 1× as a little bit of awareness 1× ball a little bit 1× different a little bit weird perhaps 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a little bit 1× as a little 1× but the elected 1× can we speak 1× everything s a 1× i mean we 1×

Common sentence endings:

a little bit 3× about said flint 1× bit more real 1× completely different level 1× for individual canadians 1× i becoming close 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

know 4× sometimes 4× get 3× younger 3× kind 3× help 2× next 2× quarter 2× want 2× different 2× traditional 2× last 2×

Related phrases

too little little rock little girl bit error little too little easier bit lower bit differently little deeper bit odd

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around little:

little rock 13× little too 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

litter picking literature main literature festival literary works literary work literary theory

Just after it in the phrase index:

little deeper little easier little girl little joe little rock little too

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

little rock little girl little too little easier little deeper little joe

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "little bit" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a little bit of randall, and a little bit careful may, know, sometimes and get stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with too little, little rock, little girl, little rock and little too, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with little bit

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Everything’s a little bit closer to the bone and everything’s a little bit more real. (17 words)

So, even if you only want a little bit, maybe you should ask for a little bit more. (18 words)

Can we speak a little bit or discuss a little bit what you're seeing across the end markets? (19 words)

Longer example sentences

And then we actually leased quite a bit in the last 12 months that we now can hire and turn that equipment back to the lessor is and ratchet down a little bit of across our network there which will help the cost structure a little bit. (47 words)

If you’ve ever even been just slightly scared of dogs, you know I was a little bit when we were younger, even a friendly dog coming bounding up to you can make you feel a little bit nervous but this is on a completely different level. (47 words)

But the elected representatives of this chamber who have, I imagine, a little bit of sway within that community and a little bit of standing within that community, should have showed leadership, and called for them to be taken down, but they didn’t. (44 words)

Question examples

Can we speak a little bit or discuss a little bit what you're seeing across the end markets? (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

She added: "I just wanted to give them a little bit of peace, a little bit of rest at this awful time, even if they are not struggling financially, I know that any help will just take a little bit of pressure off.

So you often get a little bit of a disconnect, sometimes the next quarter's a little bit higher than the backlog, sometimes it's a little bit lower.

They want something that’s a little bit different, a little bit weird perhaps, a little bit non-traditional; they know that that’s what the festival is about,” said Flint.

And then we actually leased quite a bit in the last 12 months that we now can hire and turn that equipment back to the lessor is and ratchet down a little bit of across our network there which will help the cost structure a little bit.

Sometimes I'll do a character, that's maybe a bit younger or a bit bossy, and that's kind of how I was a little bit.

A little bit of Randall Cunningham, a bit of Doug Flutie, a bit of Tarkenton, and makes it look easy.

But rather than saying, "This is fine," being just a little bit frightened and a little bit careful may be a good strategy for the country and for individual Canadians.

But the elected representatives of this chamber who have, I imagine, a little bit of sway within that community and a little bit of standing within that community, should have showed leadership, and called for them to be taken down, but they didn’t.

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But when you throw that bit of comedy on the other side of it, it allows you to kind of stay tuned a little more and kind of go on a little bit more of an adventure.

Can we speak a little bit or discuss a little bit what you're seeing across the end markets?

Can you go a little bit more into Quellaveco in terms of the guidance for next year, which looks a little bit soft versus expectations.

Everything’s a little bit closer to the bone and everything’s a little bit more real.

If you’ve ever even been just slightly scared of dogs, you know I was a little bit when we were younger, even a friendly dog coming bounding up to you can make you feel a little bit nervous but this is on a completely different level.

I mean we spend a little bit more in the back half, as you would imagine, and a little bit more in the fourth quarter to support the sales.

I think seeing me have a little bit of control with that last vote made Drew a little bit nervous about me, but he did tell me that it made him very worried to see Dee and I becoming close.

I think sometimes if you play on a little bit of a team that has a little bit of redundancy in your profile and you’re a younger player, you may not get as much ice time or opportunity.

It's nice for him because I know he's been pressing a little bit to get some hits, to drive the ball a little bit.

So, even if you only want a little bit, maybe you should ask for a little bit more.

This colorful Zendala design is a little bit Zen, using traditional Zentangle methods of mindful drawing and a little bit like a wild garden in full bloom.

As a little bit of awareness comes in within your dream, a little bit of math capacity seems to come back.

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