small gap

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

A general term for a gap that is not large.

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Examples (10)

  • Slide the bookshelf closer; there's a small gap between it and the wall.
  • The engineer sealed a small gap in the pipe with epoxy.
  • Mind the small gap when boarding the train.
  • After a small gap in her career, she retrained as a teacher.
  • The study found only a small gap in test scores between the two groups.
  • He squeezed through a small gap in the hedge.
  • We left a small gap at the top to allow for ventilation.
  • A small gap opened up in the defense, and he ran through it.
  • Could you fill the small gap with caulk to stop the draft?
  • There was a small gap in the conversation, then she changed the subject.