Sentence examples for ever slightly from inspiring English sources

And they rose ever slightly in the division.

Though days have been getting steadily longer and the sun ever slightly higher in the sky since Dec. 21, it takes a few weeks for the mercury to catch up.

Their connection to the world is through their technology; for them the happy city might be that described by author Taras Grescoe in my favourite tweet ever (slightly modified) "The real future of the city is 21st century communications (smartphone apps, twitter, texts) and 19th century transport (subway, trams, bikes, walking)." That sounds like a happy place to me.

Last week Nicholas Hytner, the artistic director of the National theatre, made a joke, in a way that made you sure of its underlying seriousness: "If we are ever slightly dubious about whether a play will sell, we wonder if there's a part for Joey in it".

Unfortunately, reports Wales Online, one rugby fan took it ever slightly too far.

If this happens, stay in your car with your car running and roll down your windows ever slightly.

One year later, the company is even more male-dominated -- and ever-slightly less white -- according to Microsoft's latest report on demographics, released Monday afternoon. .

Ever so slightly avuncular?