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Sentences starting with slight

Slight obliquities are what we have most to do with in education. [6]
Slight as it was, it appeared to us a very Broadway to Paradise if broad ways ever lead thither. [4]
Slight concussion of the brain. [6]
Slight changes could be slyly made, repeated, and in time get acceptance with congregations. [5]

Sentences ending with slight

She was wonderful yet, with her white hair and straight nose, her erect figure still slight. [9]
Paul Van Swieten's wound was slight. [10]
Whatever it is, the vein of valuable ore is limited, in most cases it is slight. [4]
For Patty was sensitive, like her father, and dreaded a slight. [9]
Chew's knowledge of literary ethics would seem to have been slight. [5]
But the illusion is short and slight. [11]
She made many inquiries as to Mrs. Stowe's personal appearance; and it evidently harmonised well with some theory of hers, to hear that the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was small and slight. [14]
Nursing might bring him through, but the chance was very slight. [11]
In justice to her, she meant the revenge to be very slight. [9]
While its commercial connection with the North was intimate and vital, its literary relation with the North was slight. [4]

Short sentences using slight

There was a slight swelling. [11]
Alpatych made a slight movement. [2]

Sentences containing slight two or more times

But she wrote on, struggling against her own feelings of illness; "continually recurring feelings of slight cold; slight soreness in the throat and chest, of which, do what I will," she writes, "I cannot get rid. [14]
In our own city, which we fondly believed to be proof against the prevailing madness, a slight epidemic occurred; slight, yet momentarily alarming. [9]

More example sentences with the word slight in them

I have read you a few extracts, most of them of rather slight texture, and some of them, you perhaps thought, whimsical. [6]
She did not yet stir, but there came into her face a slight inflection of confusion or perplexity. [11]
He is eleven years of age, of sanguine-nervous temperament, light hair, blue eyes, intelligent countenance, well grown, but rather slight in form, to all appearance in good health, but subject to certain peculiar and anomalous nervous symptoms, of which his father gives this history. [6]
Of course this would make necessary other slight alterations, for no kind-hearted writer would be cruel to his own creations, and expose them to the vicissitudes of the seasons. [4]
She thought it would be well to sprinkle a slight layer of dirt over them; and I, indulgently, consented. [4]
After these farewell words Frau Maria's features became painfully distorted, the lids drooped over her eyes, there was a brief struggle, then a slight gesture from the physician announced to the weeping group that her earthly pilgrimage was over. [10]
I had been with him in Bermuda on the earlier visit, and as I remember it, there had been some slight oversight on his part in the matter of official etiquette--something which doubtless no one had noticed but himself. [5]
He read it with a slight frown, which changed to a smile of amusement as he looked up and saw Margaret's excitement. [4]
The Duke protested with a deprecatory wave of the fingers and a flash of the sharp eyes, and then, after a slight pause, said: "What is your name, monsieur? [11]
But no, I will not wear that, for it is too slight a tissue, it hides nothing and I am now too thin for it to become me. [10]
If a naturalist, who had never before seen a Negro, Hottentot, Australian, or Mongolian, were to compare them, he would at once perceive that they differed in a multitude of characters, some of slight and some of considerable importance. [1]
A young priest whispered to his neighbor, "He is praying--" and Anana noticed with silent anxiety the strong hand of his teacher clutching the manuscript so tightly that the slight material of which it consisted threatened to split. [10]
The trivial sin which this sweet love secret contained had been pardoned in the case of the man bound by no older obligation, after a slight penance, and now for the first time he fully enjoyed the wealth of the unexpected new happiness. [10]
The first thing which suggests itself to me, as I contemplate my slight project, is the liability of repeating in the evening what I may have said in the morning in one form or another, and printed in these or other pages. [6]
We know not what produces the numberless slight differences between the individuals of each species, for reversion only carries the problem a few steps backwards, but each peculiarity must have had its efficient cause. [1]
At last they were still, her eyelids fell, her hands dropped the crucifix, a slight shiver ran through her limbs, which then relaxed, and she opened her mouth as though to draw a deeper breath. [10]
When the cards were dealt, with but one point for either to gain, and so win and save his life, there was a slight pause before the two took them up. [11]
The companion mansions were closed, their blinds tightly drawn; the neighbourhood was as quiet as the country, save for a slight but persistent noise that impressed itself on my consciousness. [9]
The spurs, however, were as yet represented merely by slight knobs or elevations. [1]
Mr. Gould is well known to admit the existence of few varieties, for he esteems very slight differences as specific; yet he states (36. [1]
Of criticism, however, we were very spare, as a slight word would put him out of conceit of a whole work. [4]
Absurd though it was, the possibility which she had suggested aroused in him a slight uneasiness. [9]
But this foundation was too slight for Philip to build such a hope on. [4]
A slight noise was heard on the stairs, and the one-eyed maid-servant who was watching beside her exclaimed: "There it is again! [10]
Murray Bradshaw's face was calm as usual, but there was a flush on his cheek, and Master Gridley saw the slight but unequivocal signs of excitement. [6]
Among their number was Archias, Daphne's father, a man of middle height and comfortable portliness, from whose well-formed, beardless face looked forth a pair of shrewd eyes, and whose quick movements revealed the slight irritability of his temperament. [10]
Sometimes a visitor was admitted to this sacramental feat, the dearest old gentleman in the world, with a great, high bridged nose, a slight stoop, a kindling look, and snow white hair, though the top of his head was bald. [9]
At last there was a crunching of moccasined feet upon the crisp snow, then a slight tap at the outer door, and immediately it was opened. [11]
From what Mr. Wallace has observed of the habits of certain gallinaceous birds in the East, he thinks that such slight differences are beneficial. [1]
It was a vast exposed surface rising at a slight angle out of the grass and undergrowth. [4]
But if I utter any ever so slight Anti-Muggletonian sentiment, then I become incompetent to form any opinion on the matter. [6]
She straightened herself up, and there was a slight curl of scorn about her lip; but as for fear, she showed not a vestige of it. [5]
Mr. Engel picked up one of the books as it lay on the counter, and as he read the title his face betrayed a slight surprise. [9]
I was toiling up a slight rise, but was not aware of it. [5]
He did not understand the slight change that passed over her face. [11]
I had received two slight wounds, and I had not touched my enemy. [11]
The Irishman's face turned a slight shade paler, but he did not tremble or appear disturbed. [11]
My cough still troubles me a good deal, especially in the night, and, what seems worse than all, I am subject to great shortness of breath on going up-stairs or any slight exertion. [14]
All who could travel on foot,--multitudes with slight wounds of the upper limbs, the head, or face,--were told to take up their beds,--alight burden or none at all,--and walk. [6]
He was angry too: angry at Detricand, angry at Guida for her very innocence, and because she had caught and held even the slight line of association Detricand had thrown. [11]
Then Laforce pretended to ventriloquise, and mocked Marcey's slight stutter. [11]
If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared. [6]
Him I consoled to the best of my ability, and afterwards, in some slight measure, supplied his wants. [6]
Farrar alone seemed to take but slight interest in her. [9]
They often stopped to rest, but only for a short space at a time, and still kept on, having had but slight refreshment since the morning. [12]
Man is liable to numerous, slight, and diversified variations, which are induced by the same general causes, are governed and transmitted in accordance with the same general laws, as in the lower animals. [1]
The rain began to lessen, it is true, but the sultry night grew cooler, and a slight chill increased her discomfort. [10]
The slight bridge to Goat Island appeared more presumptuous by daylight, and the sharp slope of the rapids above it gave a new sense of the impetuosity of the torrent. [4]
Such variations appear to arise from the same unknown causes acting on the cerebral organisation, which induce slight variations or individual differences in other parts of the body; and these variations, owing to our ignorance, are often said to arise spontaneously. [1]
Perhaps at another time Denisov would not have left the regiment for so slight a wound, but now he took advantage of it to excuse himself from appearing at the staff and went into hospital. [2]
Drive the pegs tighter you fellows out there or the whirlwind will tear down the slight structure. [10]
The cannon-balls tore through its slight buildings, wrecking them as if they had been built of cards; and every moment or two one would see a huge rock come curving through the upper air above the smoke-clouds and go plunging down through the roofs. [5]
The slight bruise thou canst heal--thou canst? [11]
When I spoke those French words our little Delilah gave a slight, seemingly involuntary start, and her cheeks grew of as bright a red as her radishes. [6]
Pontius had erected this slight structure expressly for Hadrian's nightly observations. [10]
In return for this slight favor the manager sent an invitation for Mark Twain to come and see the play --to be present on the opening night, as it were, at his (the manager's) expense. [5]
The valet received this commission, like all the former ones, with a slight, grave bow. [10]
In this, the third series of Breakfast-Table conversations, a slight dramatic background shows off a few talkers and writers, aided by certain silent supernumeraries. [6]
There are several things, very slight in themselves, yet implying other things not so unimportant. [6]
This is what they saw: She made no obeisance, nor even any slight inclination of her head, but stood looking toward the throne in silence. [5]
For a half-hour they played in silence, the slight, delicate-featured half-breed, and the mysterious man who had for so long been a thing of wonder in the North, a weird influence among the Indians. [11]
The slight noise they made in raising the latch of the wicket-gate, caught his attention. [12]
On the contrary, they consider it one of the most important points along the line, and consequently can have no desire to slight it. [5]
Any difference in these organs, if slight, would, however, be difficult to detect, on account of their great variability. [1]
As Althea stood there, her delicate arms seemed to have lengthened and lost even their slight roundness, her figure to have become even more slender and incorporeal, and how strangely her thin fingers spread apart! [10]
He saw that there had been a slight misunderstanding between the young man and his worthy host, but it was none of his business, and there were other subjects of interest to talk about. [6]
When your mamma then, if you will believe it, a very slight young lady, with very pretty hair and figure--came and told her mamma that your papa had--had--asked No, no, no! [6]
Can I wonder then that my presence is not enough to enable a friend of my husband's to forget a little annoyance--the impression left by some slight misunderstanding? [10]
A slight indisposition, then an hour of fever, then the hideous delirium, then--the Yellow Death! [5]
Only now and then a tremor of the mouth, as he slowly chewed his food, or a slight raising of the eye-brows, betrayed that one shaft or another had not wholly missed its mark. [10]
You swear that the wound is but a slight one? [10]
His head and the wound began to ache, and he sometimes felt a slight chill. [10]
For some days the weather had been calm and clear with slight frosts in the mornings--what is called an "old wives' summer. [2]
The slight resistance the vessel might have offered was relinquished when Archibius's helmsman shouted that the Epicurus did not belong to the royal navy, and had come in search of news. [10]
In various mammals the uterus graduates from a double organ with two distinct orifices and two passages, as in the marsupials, into a single organ, which is in no way double except from having a slight internal fold, as in the higher apes and man. [1]
As they reached the steps they beheld the slight figure of Mrs. Rindge on a flying horse coming towards them up the driveway. [9]
Look you then, the Spanische was the wife of my third cousin, M'sieu' Jean Jacques, and--" Virginie Poucette nodded, and the slight frown cleared from her low yet shapely forehead. [11]
The face of the sovereign, who had welcomed Heinz as if he were a long-absent son, assumed a graver expression, and his tone seemed to vibrate with a slight touch of indignation, as he exclaimed: "First, let us settle your own affairs. [10]
As I proceeded, the slight story which formed a part of my programme eloped itself without any need of much contrivance on my, part. [6]
With respect to the slight individual differences which are common, in a greater or less degree, to all the members of the same species, we have every reason to believe that they are by far the most important for the work of selection. [1]
The sting of the slight had gone deep, but the apology was so prompt, and so evidently sincere, that the hurt was almost immediately healed, and a forgiving smile testified to the kindly judge that all was well again. [5]
The significance of the slight bridge on the narrow nose is less easy to define. [9]
In spite of the slight antagonism and envy of which I was conscious,--that she was thus superbly in command of the situation, that she had developed her pinions and was thus splendidly able to use them,--my admiration for her had never been greater. [9]
Organization may reduce the power of the will to nothing, as in some idiots; and from this zero the scale mounts upwards by slight gradations. [6]
His eyes, in the mirror, did not meet mine, but were fixed, as on some distant and pleasing prospect, though there was, as always, a slight disdain at his mouth. [11]
In front of the hotel, on the slight slope to the river, is a meager grove of locusts. [4]
As he reached the circle it was a slight relief to learn that Pepper was the attraction. [9]
Here was what the Church taught, he said, and they might slight it at their peril! [9]
But every slight that was put upon her, every change, every new-fangled idea, from the white sugar to the scented soap and the yellow buggy, rankled in the old man's heart. [11]
My mother at that time had only the slight mastery of German acquired during hours of industrious study for her future husband's sake. [10]
About the time that the lichens, falling on the stone, like drops of water, had spread into fair, round rosettes, the tutor had starved into a slight cough. [6]
I felt sure that she had heard the song before, else it had not produced even this so slight effect on her nerves. [11]
He also saw that one or two of the dervishes watched the slight man covertly. [11]
Mr. Bascom said that he would like to see all those bills grow into laws,--with certain slight changes,--but that he could not conscientiously vote to saddle the people with another Civil War debt. [9]
The slight wind that blew spread the topmost crest of flame into strands of ruddy hair, and, looking at it, Jen saw herself rocked to and fro by tumultuous emotions, yet fuller of strength and larger of life than ever she had been. [11]
We have seen that birds and reptiles were once intimately connected together; and the Monotremata now connect mammals with reptiles in a slight degree. [1]
Do not think that a robust organization is any warrant of long life, nor that a frail and slight bodily constitution necessarily means scanty length of days. [6]
It seemed more than doubtful whether my health would ever permit me to devote myself to a practical profession or an academic career, and my interest in jurisprudence was too slight to have it allure me to make it the subject of theoretical studies. [10]
At a slight tap of her knife against her plate, he got all ready, and presently I saw her cross her knife and fork upon her plate, and as she did so, pop! [6]
We are not surprised to read that on Monday, the 30th, the constable awoke with a slight attack of lumbago. [4]

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