Use "slightly" in a sentence

1. Next up then – and with my expectations now slightly lowered – came

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2. ” Kira was aware of becoming slightly irritated

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3. “Yes, here is the sales report,” Henry tried to say with an air of authority as he put the slightly crumpled papers in Mr

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4. She was slightly older than him, in her late twenties, and had a fiery temper to match her hair

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5. He had to fiddle with the edges and shift the settings around slightly to detect body heat

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6. Stephen Merrett coughs slightly and my eyes flick up to his face

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7. May I suggest that we break now and resume this interrogation later?’ Mr Merrett said, his voice breaking into the stillness of the room making me jump slightly

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8. ’ He said, frowning slightly

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9. ' Stephen said slightly shamefaced, 'Not terribly chatty this morning

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10. ' he replied, frowning slightly and staring at the spoon he is fiddling with

11. The paper boy became slightly more alarmed the longer he stayed with Ackers

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12. Rock dust also has a high PH (8-9 PH) and therefore must be balanced with a slightly acid mulch/soil, compost

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13. why are you here?’ I stammered, shivering slightly, as he sits me on the bed while he goes over to turn on the bedside lamp

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14. John looks back at comatose John lying in bed and the man in bed slowly turns his head, raises up slightly, looks

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15. The young man twitched his head slightly as if to say; you’re mad, but he

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16. He bowed slightly as he reached

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17. slightly, their teeth inexplicably on edge, the old man spoke once more in a soft voice

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18. I stand there like a lunatic for slightly longer than is polite … just staring at her and trying to take this in, then, come to my senses suddenly

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19. His face begins to twitch slightly

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20. Despite the slightly odd circumstances of the evening and the fact that the

21. ‘Where is it taking place?’ I asked, duly chastised and slightly pink

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22. and guards in attendance, but this time the dream shifted slightly

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23. ‘Wasn’t she helpful?’ Liz enthused, relief making her slightly over the top

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24. vegetation seemed to consist mostly of tall, thick grasses, swaying slightly in a

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25. He looks rough – unshaven, his hair slightly longer than usual - but that is not to be wondered at

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26. He walks across the room chuckling slightly

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27. Lucy was tired and ever so slightly tipsy

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28. At a serving trolley nearby, Mohammed pops a cork, winks at the princess, who nods slightly

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29. The voice was that of an old lady's, slightly American and came from directly behind him although he hadn't heard anyone enter the shop

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30. It was about fifteen seconds altogether until a voice connection was established and a slightly huskier and slower-talking version of Ava was in the room with them

31. It was almost magical, but it was only slightly less decorated than a self-filling hack

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32. Seems she hit the bridge slightly at an angle and it stoved in the roof of her car a bit, not enough to stop the door opening, thank God, but her head got coshed in the process

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33. Her left arm moves slightly in my direction, her hand obviously seeking for mine

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34. He shifted his weight slightly, feeling a burr of stone

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35. Danton bowed his head slightly before whispering, “We were friends once

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36. The cell was slightly deeper than the mattress, perhaps by as much as a metre, and the space was double the width of the mattress

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37. It felt slightly greasy, as though other heads had lain upon it

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38. The nicotine rush faded almost as quickly as it had hit me, leaving me feeling slightly nauseous but suddenly very aware of something new and wonderful

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39. It was the challenge of rendering all those views with all those actors in each view, each from a slightly different angle

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40. In profile he had a slightly aquiline nose, slightly ridged in the middle, and I couldn’t help noticing that his shirt strained a little around his mid-riff

41. Slightly breathless, I check I have my keys in my bag and follow him out to the car, getting in the back with Rose

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42. “But you used the word, you said it was over,” I persisted, my voice rising slightly

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43. He raises his glass slightly to me, ‘Here’s to a happy new year, Kate

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44. Leaning over, she whispers ever so slightly in his ear Apollo can barely make out the words, "I can do anything you want me to do

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45. ’ he stops and frowns slightly

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46. Menachem lay on the bare floorboards and groaned slightly at my touch

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47. “You are here at last, Sandra Nox!” announced Lady Chimaera in a sonorous voice, her long blond hair slightly waving at the graceful motion of her arms

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48. At first, the blackness was compact and thick; then, it seemed to be stirring slightly, as if it were a living entity inviting me to enter and reveal its secrets

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49. He was getting slightly concerned by the apartment complex that he could see set back against the fields and olive groves

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50. ’ Iain replied, his eyes misting slightly

51. Wasting little time, she strode along the pavement and turned into the side street where the Association was based, arriving at the door slightly breathless and consequently more than a little annoyed that it should be so

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52. ’ His grip on the bag slightly less tense now

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53. ‘If it makes you feel any less foolish,’ he said some minutes later by which time she was slightly more in control

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54. It was almost time and Nihar felt her hands slightly

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55. He is teaching a bunch of high school kids that if you look out and see this mountain with a palace on it, and you look slightly past it, you could see the Dead Sea

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56. I cough slightly trying to clear my throat

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57. Heaven forbid that we even start to think that what we see practiced in our Charismatic churches even slightly resembles what we see in the Book of Acts

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58. An hour and a half later, slightly drowsy with good food and more wine than is sensible for me at lunchtime, I follow the two guys down the side street towards the harbour

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59. Berndt starts slightly at this, giving me a funny look

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60. Feeling him beside me, I’d turned slightly, searching his face anxiously

61. It weighs heavily in my hand, slightly warm to the touch

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62. Full as the place is of the slightly drunk,

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63. ’ I said, changing the subject slightly

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64. ‘It is set slightly back from the main street which goes through the village, halfway up a hill

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65. “Andrew will be slightly changed when you see him again

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66. He will still be Andrew, but you will all notice that he will seem to be slightly older

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67. ’ Wiesse said, his tone slightly patronising

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68. She was turned slightly toward him and still had an arm around his shoulders

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69. If you find the Camel too strenuous, try this similar but slightly easier asana which is called CHAKRASANA or the WHEEL POSTURE

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70. Bend your body slightly at the hips and at the same time

71. Mother is a natural aristocrat – slightly eccentric and fears no-one

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72. There are jumps set up down the middle of the paddock and, as we round the next corner, I pull slightly on the reins so that we move down the middle

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73. Draw up your knees slightly so that you can place your palms over your eyes without bending your head at all

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74. They had, however, been scouting out a likely target and had chosen the slightly built young lady with the bulging money belt as the best source of the filthy lucre that they needed to maintain their lighter fuel and crack cocaine habits

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75. Sefir’s gait alters slightly, as though she empathises with what I am feeling

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76. ’ He said, standing up slightly stiffly

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77. He looked at her and then at her slightly protruding belly

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78. ’ I put in, faltering slightly over the unfamiliar word

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79. ’ I said, laying a hand on his arm and squeezing it slightly

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80. Together we stand on the rock, he confident – me slightly wary; taking my hand, he closes his eyes and begins a quiet but compelling chant

81. The voice was fine except for position, he sounded a bit like a ventriloquist in that his voice seemed to come from a slightly different location

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82. ’ I said, leaning forward slightly to reach the bread

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83. In the process, my shirt gapes slightly and my travel stone falls forward on its gold chain

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84. ‘Yes … your uncle is still active?’ he asked, changing the subject slightly

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85. Imperceptibly, I see Berndt relax, holding his head slightly higher and remember what Gilla told me about his perfectionist traits – surely he hasn’t been thinking that he has failed me?

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86. Berndt, who has been chatting to our bargemaster, tells me this is because the tunnel curves slightly

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87. I feel completely wrung out physically and emotionally … and slightly nauseous … the usual aftermath of one of these wretched attacks

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88. Daniel came forward and bowed slightly, then he held his son high in the air for Jake to see

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89. ‘Just thinking,’ I said, blushing slightly, and explain the thought which I’d had

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90. “I hope the ride was enjoyable Commander Duncan, Lady Rayne,” said the pilot as he stood up and bowed slightly

91. ’ I said, my voice still slightly husky with the early morning

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92. ‘We would have loved children,’ she said slightly wistfully, ‘But Peter and I left it rather too late

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93. Over a plateful of slightly stale tractor-wheel biscuits and weak tea in chipped china cups, Danny and Annie found out that there were no savings, no insurance policies and no investments

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94. The old girl eventually retired, wobbling slightly as she went, and Annie returned to her own thinly proportioned bed on a promise to call round the next morning for coffee

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95. She nodded slightly in his direction and he picked up on it immediately and proceeded down the stairs

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96. She nodded slightly to Tarak to continue

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97. Tilting her head slightly she asked in a cold dead voice,

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98. The chicken broth was slightly over

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99. circles too, although it assumed a slightly more hushed and

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