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How to Use "Slight" with Example Sentences

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slight (adj): very small; thin

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Used with verbs:

"The injury was slight."
(be: was/were, seemed, appeared)

Used with adverbs:

"The mistake was very slight."
(very, fairly, relatively)

Used with nouns:

"She has a slight accent."
(accent, bruise, burn, bump, cold, disadvantage, advantage, fever, headache, injury)

"There was a slight accident."
(accident, breeze, chance, chill, decline, decrease, defect, delay, dent, difference, increase, misunderstanding, miscalculation, noise, problem)

"We made a slight adjustment."
(adjustment, alteration, change, improvement, modification)

"We had a slight disagreement."
(disagreement)

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