niggling doubt
Frequency: 4.00.9 per million words
A small but persistent doubt that worries you slightly.
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Examples (20)
- She still felt the same niggling doubt: was he really telling the truth?
- A niggling doubt lingered in his mind about the decision.
- Despite the assurances, a niggling doubt remained in the back of my mind.
- She couldn't shake off a niggling doubt that something was wrong.
- He had a niggling doubt about the accuracy of the final report.
- Despite the evidence, a niggling doubt remained.
- I couldn't shake the niggling doubt that I had left the stove on.
- There was a niggling doubt in the back of his mind about the timing.
- Even after his explanation, I was left with a few niggling doubts.
- A niggling doubt made her question her previous assumptions.
- A niggling doubt about his loyalty began to grow in her heart.
- The lawyer still had a niggling doubt about the witness's testimony.
- The team leader expressed a niggling doubt concerning the project's feasibility.
- He tried to ignore the niggling doubt, but it persisted.
- A niggling doubt was the only thing preventing her from fully trusting him.
- Every time she thought she had closure, a niggling doubt would resurface.
- It started as a small, niggling doubt, but it eventually undermined his confidence.
- A slight, niggling doubt about the project's feasibility kept him awake.
- The detective ignored the niggling doubt, a mistake he would later regret.
- The detective couldn't dismiss the niggling doubt regarding the suspect's alibi.