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Free sign upThe phrase "if only in the slightest" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to express a wish or desire for a small amount of something. For example, "I wish I could understand French if only in the slightest."
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"The Ice Storm" if only in temperature.
Even if we have only the slightest sense that a higher power is at work in the world, we can still pray.
When TV Astronomer: Thirty Years of the Sky at Night, was published in 1987, readers were told: "This book is in no way meant to be an autobiography, if only because nobody would be in the slightest degree interested".
The colour is almost a uniform grey, with only the slightest variation in shade (the only "action" to the work).
Spanish surnames in San Antonio give only the slightest indication of family history.
Each bite peels into juicy seductive flakes, calling for only the slightest sopping in the sauce.
I wonder if it bothers Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the slightest.
Only the slightest touch.
Only the slightest limp gives it away.
She can tolerate only the slightest heat.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com