Want to use Slightly correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like somewhat.

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Slightly in a sentence

Slightly | Slight | Slightest | Slighted | Slights | Slighting | Slighter

Slightly meaning

  1. Slenderly; delicately.
  2. To a small extent or degree.

Synonyms of Slightly

somewhat slenderly slimly

Example sentences (20)

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

After the first victory, the track and field star held her arms aloft and admitted she is "slightly competitive".

Affordability has improved slightly since earlier in the fall, but the inventory of homes for sale remains low.

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

After the strong first season, season 2 felt like it devolved slightly by leaning further into the murder-mystery aspect.

According to Thames Valley Police, one of the offenders was around 5 ft 10 inches tall and the second was slightly shorter.

Although overall inflation fell slightly to 27.4% in August, food inflation remains elevated at 38.5%.

He is wearing a prosthetic nose in the film, and it makes him slightly more round and slightly more of a beta male.

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Adailton partnered Maxuell upfront with Paul Mbong playing slightly behind them in a free role.

Season one Nate, the slightly bumbling, slightly socially awkward sort of guy, I could associate a lot more with him.

He ended up having a slightly later nap, which means a slightly later bedtime, but had an otherwise average day.

The most important absorption is the Hartley band, extending from slightly above 300 nm down to slightly above 200 nm.

Let’s assume there is a slight market for a ‘slightly more expensive and slightly more powerful’ macOS laptop.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics’ recent report, domestic air transport fares decreased slightly by 0.18 per cent in February.

All it took was a slightly disappointing UE number (disappointing in the sense that not enough folks got fired to suit the Goldilocks crowd.

Despite a slightly quiet period before the hour mark in which things got slightly loose, they certainly chose the latter.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand decreased slightly from 8.86 to 8.7 million b/d last week.

Additionally, subsidence has caused four smaller stupas as well as four surrounding mondop structures to lean slightly towards the main stupa.

Although airless tires might be slightly heavier, Saslow says the difference is minimal.

The U.S. standard was slightly longer and the old Imperial standards had been slightly shorter than the international mile.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "slightly" in a sentence?
An example: "A heavily discounted GeForce RTX 4080 would likely steal its thunder, with slightly less performance but more value." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "slightly" from real English texts.
What does "slightly" mean?
Slightly means: Slenderly; delicately.
What are synonyms of "slightly"?
Common synonyms of "slightly" include: somewhat, slenderly, slimly.
How many example sentences with "slightly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "slightly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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