Sentence examples for slightly, he from inspiring English sources

Southern dialect patterns, by contrast, are "shrinking slightly," he said.

The dossiers surprised him only slightly, he said.

"Rather than decrease capacity, we will adjust our growth plan slightly," he said.

His shoulders sagged slightly, he rubbed his forehead and his eyes.

If his head tilts slightly, he is uncertain about your meaning, so try to clarify.

Mr. Cox said that as the car slowed slightly, he heard a gunshot and the sound of breaking glass.

Ever since his days as a schoolboy chemist -- "I blew up the janitor in junior high school," he confessed, exaggerating only slightly -- he has yearned to be a scientist.

After the book was published he read it and backed down slightly - he said "it was a very good book in a genre he would not himself pursue".

He is lean, only ageing slightly when he walks.

I'm just one of those slightly…" He pauses to find the right word, "…slightly mental people that has a lot of jabbering voices in his head.

"It is slightly demotivating," he said.