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

Slightly Less in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: slightly
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.4 words

Words in this phrase

slightly less

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • slightly can mean: Slenderly; delicately. Frequent word
  • less can mean: comparative degree of little Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

a paradox slightly less than 80 1× a slightly less common chain 1× blackjack are slightly less likely to 1× comes to slightly less than 550 1× have been slightly less in the 1× i plead slightly less guilty 1× is only slightly less agitated than 1× it is slightly less vulnerable to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a heavily discounted 1× a slightly less 1× all the required 1× and the camera 1× anytime td scorer 1× as with potassium 1×

Common sentence endings:

a premium phone 1× an anytime touchdown 1× be slightly less 1× but more value 1× driving k lower 1× expensive xbox controller 1×

Context words

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

powerful 4× weight 3× blackjack 3× likely 3× reactive 2× thus 2× used 2× bets 2× states 2× anytime 2× kelce 2× couple 2×

Related phrases

less attractive less expensive slightly different less frequent less money less likely slightly higher spend less becomes less less stable

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around slightly:

slightly different 12× slightly higher 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

slightly higher slightly different slight chance sleeping rough sleeping beauty sleeping bag

Just after it in the phrase index:

slot machines slow cooker slow down slow motion slow pace slow start

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

slightly different slightly higher

Same ending:

spend less becomes less significantly less earning less producing less

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "slightly less" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a paradox slightly less than 80, a slightly less common chain, powerful, weight and blackjack stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with less attractive, less expensive, slightly different, slightly different and slightly higher, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with slightly less

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

Short example sentences

All the required work comes to slightly less than $550,000. (11 words)

And the camera is only slightly less agitated than she is. (11 words)

But on a couple of charges, I plead slightly less guilty. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In a nuclear reactor, k will actually oscillate from slightly less than 1 to slightly more than 1, due primarily to thermal effects (as more power is produced, the fuel rods warm and thus expand, lowering their capture ratio, and thus driving k lower). (44 words)

Bets to insure against blackjack are slightly less likely to be advantageous than insurance bets in general, since the ten in the player's blackjack makes it less likely that the dealer has blackjack too. (35 words)

It’s a tiny bit smaller and slightly less powerful than the Pixel 7 but it’s $100 cheaper, and based on a couple of days testing, it feels and performs like a premium phone. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

As with potassium (which is slightly less reactive) and caesium (which is slightly more reactive), this reaction is usually vigorous enough to ignite the hydrogen gas it produces.

In a nuclear reactor, k will actually oscillate from slightly less than 1 to slightly more than 1, due primarily to thermal effects (as more power is produced, the fuel rods warm and thus expand, lowering their capture ratio, and thus driving k lower).

When a cast weight is slightly less than the specified casting weight the distance is slightly reduced as well, as the rod action is only used partially.

Bets to insure against blackjack are slightly less likely to be advantageous than insurance bets in general, since the ten in the player's blackjack makes it less likely that the dealer has blackjack too.

The weight of the Monosoupape was slightly less than the earlier two-valve engines, and it used less lubricating oil.

This is less than some of the states further south, and it is slightly less vulnerable to tornadoes than the states which border on the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, on June 19 and 20, the heat will be slightly less.

A heavily discounted GeForce RTX 4080 would likely steal its thunder, with slightly less performance but more value.

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All the required work comes to slightly less than $550,000.

And the camera is only slightly less agitated than she is.

Anytime TD Scorer: Kelce opened -120 and moved to -115, a better price for bettors — re: Kelce is slightly less favored to have an anytime touchdown.

A slightly less common chain, Costa Coffee, is located in the Coda building on West Peachtree Street.

But on a couple of charges, I plead slightly less guilty.

Developer Second Dinner is rolling out a new patch that will make those powerful cards slightly less powerful, while other cards get some overdue buffs.

Fares would have been slightly less in the rest of Minnesota.

Here’s a paradox: slightly less than 80% of young Americans believe that Israel has the right to defend itself through airstrikes into densely populated areas, provided that civilian warnings are issued.

It feels like gaming on a slightly less expensive Xbox controller.

It’s a tiny bit smaller and slightly less powerful than the Pixel 7 but it’s $100 cheaper, and based on a couple of days testing, it feels and performs like a premium phone.

It’s slightly less powerful—it’s ideal for rooms of up to 300 square feet—but it has smart capabilities that allow you to control it via Alexa.

I wish these places weren’t necessary, and I’m proud that the Scottish Child Payment introduced while I was First Minister is making them slightly less necessary for many.

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