only graze

Frequency: 6.79.0 per million words

To only touch or scrape something lightly, emphasizing the minimal contact.

grazegraze (verb, break skin) + ADVERB

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Examples (10)

  • The bullet only grazed his shoulder, so he was incredibly lucky.
  • The car only grazed the wall, leaving a faint scratch in the paint.
  • As it fell, the book only grazed her head, causing no serious injury.
  • The speeding bike only grazed my elbow as it passed.
  • His argument only grazed the surface of the complex problem.
  • I was fortunate that the sharp edge only grazed my finger.
  • The rescue helicopter's blades seemed to only graze the treetops.
  • Scientists confirmed the meteor would only graze the planet's outer atmosphere.
  • He swung the bat but only grazed the ball, sending it foul.
  • The ship only grazed the iceberg, narrowly avoiding a disaster.