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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slightly out" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not quite right or is a little off from what is expected or desired. Example: "The measurements were slightly out, which caused the project to take longer than anticipated."
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'When you meet him, he looks slightly out to lunch.
"It's really quite an intricate process – if one oscillator goes slightly out, it's ruined.
Although the distances are slightly out, it has been assumed that Coccium is Roman Wigan.
My alignment was slightly out.
It looks slightly out of place.
"We got slightly out of line.
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That slightly out-of-body feeling of extreme tiredness, low blood sugar, lost, away from home.
"The PlayRoom allowed us to re-capture that slightly out-there sci-fi feel," says Ankers.
Women slightly out-number men, and more than 80% of students are Pell-grant eligible.
I use cheesy, slightly out-of-date Doritos.
The Light Blues made the better start, and slightly out-rating Oxford, began to pull away.
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