merest hint
Frequency: 6.97.8 per million words
The smallest suggestion or indication.
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Examples (10)
- He didn't show the merest hint of fear.
- There wasn't the merest hint of sarcasm in her voice.
- Even the merest hint of scandal could ruin his career.
- She gave me the merest hint of a smile.
- Without the merest hint of warning, the storm hit.
- The recipe calls for only the merest hint of garlic.
- He couldn't find the merest hint of evidence.
- There was no longer the merest hint of doubt in her mind.
- The artist captured the merest hint of light on the horizon.
- I sensed the merest hint of reluctance in his agreement.