Get to know Scintilla better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like shred or particle.
Scintilla in a sentence
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Scintilla meaning
- A small spark or flash.
- A small or trace amount.
Synonyms of Scintilla
Using Scintilla
- The main meaning on this page is: A small spark or flash. | A small or trace amount.
- Useful related words include: shred, particle, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity.
- In the example corpus, scintilla often appears in combinations such as: scintilla of, not scintilla.
Context around Scintilla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scintilla
- In this selection, "scintilla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include a scintilla of hope and been a scintilla of doubt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scintilla" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scintilla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A scintilla of hope for Sunrisers. (6 words)
Give me a scintilla of evidence, and I am ready to jump at them. (14 words)
They have argued in court filings there is “not a scintilla of evidence” that she hindered police. (17 words)
There was never a scintilla of evidence of Trump colluding with Russia to rig the election, but almost all the media has presented that as if it were factual, and that was the justification for the investigation in the first place. (41 words)
If this report is correct, then if Dubord has a modicum of integrity or an iota of self-respect or a scintilla of conscience, he should step down NOW – and not later after dragging his department’s reputation through mud. (40 words)
The headline’s implicit suggestion is that, somehow, for some puzzling reason, there may have been a scintilla of doubt that Trump was not going to adopt a “Staunch Pro-Israel Policy” like all his deferential predecessors. (37 words)
Example sentences (10)
The judge noted that whoever killed Nichole would have needed a “significant emotional drive” to carry out such violence, and that no one else had a “scintilla of ill will” toward her.
The headline’s implicit suggestion is that, somehow, for some puzzling reason, there may have been a scintilla of doubt that Trump was not going to adopt a “Staunch Pro-Israel Policy” like all his deferential predecessors.
The judge said they showed not one "scintilla of remorse" and they were sentenced to 13 months (but only served half that time after their convictions were quashed due to a juror texting during the trial).
They have argued in court filings there is “not a scintilla of evidence” that she hindered police.
If this report is correct, then if Dubord has a modicum of integrity or an iota of self-respect or a scintilla of conscience, he should step down NOW – and not later after dragging his department’s reputation through mud.
Lib or Lab… there’s only a vowel’s difference in the abbreviation and not a scintilla of difference in the chicanery in public office.
To start with, let it be known that there is no scintilla of truth in all the allegations peddled around by Ms. Nbnieh.
A scintilla of hope for Sunrisers.
There was never a scintilla of evidence of Trump colluding with Russia to rig the election, but almost all the media has presented that as if it were factual, and that was the justification for the investigation in the first place.
Give me a scintilla of evidence, and I am ready to jump at them.
Common combinations with scintilla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scintilla of 11×
- not scintilla 2×