Sentence examples for is only slight from inspiring English sources

There is only slight hesitation.

At 37 feet in length, it is only slight shorter than a big Winnebago.

(The Southern accent is only slight, as might be appropriate for a teacher of proper English).

When the words switch to English, there is only slight relief, for the rhyming doggerel fails to rival the overture's level of subtlety, let alone Hasek's.

The hollowing of the seat is machined to an extent, but the depth is only slight, compared with the early hand work.

Furthermore, there is only slight evidence that rising energy prices have caused companies to charge more for other goods, as happened during the oil shocks of the 1970's.

The hybrid's fuel economy is only slighter better than the Malibu 4-cylinder: 24 city/32 highway.

(Actually they were only slight deviations from extremely conservative actions).

Sometimes, there were only slight showers of gravel.

But building firms make up only 6% of the economy, so its impact was only slight.

There have been only slight alterations to the ball, the rims and the backboards.