slightest thing

Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words

any small, often insignificant, event or detail

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Examples (10)

  • He didn't show the slightest thing of regret.
  • She was so tired she couldn't lift the slightest thing.
  • There wasn't the slightest thing to eat in the house.
  • He didn't seem to notice the slightest thing out of place.
  • Don't worry about the slightest thing; it's all under control.
  • She's so sensitive, she cries at the slightest thing.
  • He refused to help, not the slightest thing.
  • I haven't heard the slightest thing from him lately.
  • She couldn't be bothered to do the slightest thing to help.
  • He didn't offer the slightest thing in the way of an apology.