Sentence examples for slightly without from inspiring English sources

I tossed noodles and carrots into boiling water at the same time, so the carrots would soften slightly without losing their crunch.

When carving up brighter fare, he hardens his attack just slightly, without losing the feathery decay, so that each note seems to go "puff".

Mr. McCracken became the architect of a policy of gradualism, which sought to slow inflation by reducing growth slightly, without causing a recession.

He even finessed the shape to ensure that it is wide enough to cool the soup slightly, without losing all of its warmth, which can happen if it is too shallow.

The pronunciation of one or more of the phones realizing a particular phoneme may change slightly without affecting any of the previously existing phonological distinctions; this no doubt happens quite frequently as a language is transmitted from one generation to the next.

A decrease in the number of vanishing moments increases the binary rate slightly, without loss to the subjective quality of the decoded audio signals.

It's fancy without being elegant, and slightly decadent without being particularly interesting.

Afterwards, Cavendish weaved slightly but without definitively closing the door on the German.

I wanted an elegant, sophisticated cake, something delicate yet flavorful, slightly different without being radical.

I couldn't say anything slightly smart without him wanting to argue with me.

Saf's recipes are unlikely to appeal to the average home cook, who might find the cashew-chive boursin slightly daunting without the benefit of an industrial blender.