How to Use in a small way in a Sentence

in a small way

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  • Yet getting in touch, even in a small way, can have an impact.
    Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Audiences might feel, in a small way, that they’ve been conned, too.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Hundreds or even thousands of genes each contribute in a small way.
    Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 12 July 2021
  • The former Bears player got to be a part of this historic season in a small way.
    Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Better still if being clear in her beliefs can contribute even in a small way to help make change.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • And yet removing any one of these features would, if just in a small way, erode the bookiness of a book.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The best new year resolution is not to walk away, but to try, even in a small way, to make a difference.
    Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 2 Jan. 2021
  • So that gives the moon enough power to affect the planet in a small way, and water moves much easier than land.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2022
  • So that gives the moon enough power to affect the planet in a small way, and water moves much easier than land does.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The book becomes an object with a life of its own, connecting you in a small way to the mysteries of life on the road.
    Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to protecting wildlife habitat, the Audubon project aims to deal with that in a small way for now.
    Henry Fountain Mette Lampcov, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • To be part of telling this extraordinary story, even in a small way, is deeply meaningful.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
  • In March 1939, the city tried in a small way to restore a little grace to the limestone canyon.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And maybe sports, in a small way through gymnastics and through a school team at Fishers, can be a vessel to spread that kindness.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2022
  • This is actually providing them value and helping them get started in a small way.
    Henry Devries, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • For those who have not been part of the first year in a baby’s life, her relationship with her mother, and in a small way even with us, was very real.
    Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • Anecdotal evidence shows such migration has already begun, at least in a small way.
    Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2021
  • There is not a single account of a Gazan who stepped forward to help a hostage in a small way, let alone risk their lives to alert others to their location.
    Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The essential transport for those who, in a small way, like to do as the jet-setting models of a Gucci campaign — haul their things to and fro in style.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • What’s more, my addiction to takeout may have, in a small way, supported some of the wonderful restaurants and brave workers in my neighborhood.
    Madeline Hirsch, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Your compassion remains strong, yet choosing yourself first, even in a small way, strengthens boundaries and helps every connection feel more honest.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Overall, GlucoFort contains a small blend of ingredients that could support blood sugar in a small way.
    Brian Robinson, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The advent of the internet promised, in a small way, to make Niue and its 2,000 or so residents more connected to the rest of the world.
    Jacob Judah, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Drinking a few cups of caffeinated coffee or tea every day may help in a small way to preserve brain power and prevent dementia, researchers reported on Monday.
    Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Substance use experts say incentive programs that reward participants, even in a small way, can have a powerful effect particularly with meth users.
    Angela Hart | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
  • TRAPs have been around in a small way since the late 1980s primarily in high-wage positions where workers received valuable training.
    Reuters, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Executive director Jeremy Tran notes that organizations working together can in a small way fill the gap without actors promoting the movie.
    Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Giving the shot to someone — even a person without an official appointment or eligibility according to public health guidelines — contributes in a small way to herd immunity.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Carry out your core role well, but also attempt to be a thought leader (even if in a small way) in advancing your discipline as a process-engineering discipline, at the intersection of technology, project management and finance.
    Isaac Cheifetz, Star Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • View gallery - 5 images Drone manufacturer DJI continues its foray into the world of actioncams in a big way – or actually, in a small way – with its tiniest camera yet, the Osmo Nano.
    New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025

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