How to Use slight in a Sentence

slight

1 of 3 adjective

• There is a slight chance of rain.
• If you have even the slightest doubt, then don't do it.
• Her head is tilted at a slight angle in the picture.
• The idea is to leave slight stubs.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
• Josef, next to him, gave a slight bow.
  — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
• Her hair was styled in curls with a slight side part.
  — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
• Would a slight delay throw him off track?
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
• The low will be in the 40s with a slight breeze.
  — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
• Bill doesn't seem fazed in the slightest.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
• There was some slight damage to a home next door.
  — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
• The lake had calmed and there was only a slight breeze.
  — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
• Make the cuts at a slight angle just above a leaf node.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
• That’s not a slight at Holmgren.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
• Leslie Mann wears hers with slight waves to give her fine hair some body.
  — Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
• This isn’t a slight from the NFL.
  — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• They’re fitted through the thigh, with a slight, fun flare at the knee.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
• Davis and Irvine saw slight declines.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
• Yes, in the very center and maybe some along the edges there's a slight crack.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
• They’re made with white meat topped with a slight drizzle of a spicy poblano sauce.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
• That nobody is the slightest bit shocked by its price tag.
  — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
• Still, some signs point to a slight slowdown in demand.
  — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
• The frock had dramatic sleeves and a slight train.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• Sometimes with not even the slightest hint of bait fish in the area.
  — Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
• The buds sometimes have a slight pink tint and are long and pointed.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
• The noodles were cooked al dente, with a slight chewiness .
  — Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
• The bride had her hair blown out to be long and straight with slight movement on the ends.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
• Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
  — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
• Pull this pie out of the oven when the center has just a slight jiggle.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
• There’s also a slight kick of caffeine, which helps with jet lag.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
• Donovan, though, did take it a slight step forward.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

slight

2 of 3 verb

• I'm sure he didn't mean to slight you.
• He was slighted by his colleagues.
• Step forward and slight out with one leg, landing heel first.
  — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
• Would the other child, our daughter, feel slighted and less loved?
  — New York Times, 22 May 2018
• These instances haven’t been the first time Brady has been slighted over his style.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• If there’s the subtle sting of being slighted, it’s masked with a smile and a wink.
  — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• That’s in no way to slight this mat, which stayed firm and comfortable throughout class.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2017
• Did Probst feel slighted by all the backlash?
  — David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
• But try to understand why your mom's feeling slighted.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
• Tiffany Haddish has too many blessings in her lap to feel slighted by awards season.
  — Lauren Porter, Essence.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• The head coach has seen firsthand what his former quarterback can do when he's slighted.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
• But adopting a new moniker was never intended to slight anyone.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Lest any dudes out there feel slighted, Nemo also makes a men’s version of this sleeping bag.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 29 Dec. 2019
• Not to slight female birds, but that plumage is not recognized as easily as that of breeding males.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021
• While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.
  — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
• There is no discipline for officials who miss calls, and there is no means of appeal for teams that were slighted.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2017
• The anthem and flag, that the players are slighting, represents the best of what this nation stands and hopes for.
  — Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 27 Aug. 2017
• Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
  — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
• And now, fans are listening to soul remixes and slighting hip-hop’s resonance.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
• To say that music was another backdrop for partying is not to slight the music.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022
• This is not to slight the even more pioneering types who invented country-rock in the two decades prior to that.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2022
• Paramount feels slighted and discriminated against in the sale process.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
• Since March, the law has been used at least 15 times to punish people who slight party history.
  — New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
• Wronged, slighted, dismayed -- the President airs his grievances year-round.
  — Gregory Krieg, CNN, 23 Dec. 2017
• For Claire, stepping back from her bright career would slight Martha, who could never afford such comforts.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2021
• The right felt slighted, again, this time as the victim of a great left-wing conspiracy to turn football’s biggest night against them.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Yet the current Hawkeyes remain unranked and, to the players, somewhat slighted.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
• Gentry was not slighting Adebayo by not making his answer solely about Nunn.
  — Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Advocates draw on testimonies from kids who feel slighted by watching their idols chew and emphasize the health dangers of long-term use.
  — Jessica Lee, The Seattle Times, 19 Apr. 2018
• That’s not to slight the Navy, but, to be frank, the Navy’s management record on Red Hill is pretty poor.
  — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022

slight

3 of 3 noun

• None of that is a slight on him.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
• Allen doesn’t take the omission as a slight.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2026
• Of course, there were some mimicked coughs and slights along the way.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
• The increase was so small it was viewed as a slight to Biden.
  — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• Ailes also wasn’t one to forget a slight.
  — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
• Does that one over there remember my slight from two months ago?
  — Arkansas Online, 6 June 2021
• And so, trading slights is not going to get you there.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
• For some fourth-round picks that might have been considered a slight.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2021
• Proclaiming french fries to be the best dish is in no way a slight to the chef.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2021
• This is not meant as a slight, but there are a few head-scratchers on your résumé.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
• The simplicity of the premise should not be read as a slight.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 May 2022
• Move the square slight toward the end of the board and make another cut.
  — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Wildcats, needless to say, were not amused by the slight.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
• She's dressed in a black maxi dress with a high slight, paired with a black leather jacket and a black clutch.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
• Choose to let go of harmless slights and petty conflicts.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• As the plot gets moving, slights against Claire pile up quickly.
  — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
• Of course, at this point, everything each side says is taken as a slight.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
• Think of it more as a slight, though initially alarming, change from the norm.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 May 2022
• Both are based on cute-but-slight comedy sketches.
  — Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
• Irving said his effort is not meant as a slight toward anyone else.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• At least until one of us gets distracted by some new slight from the British.
  — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Coach Cori Close seemed unconcerned with the slight.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Lillard’s words were stated as more of a matter-of-fact statement than a slight.
  — oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020
• Rather than perceive the criticism as a slight, Betts took it head-on.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• That team played with a bag of Doritos on its shoulder, ticked off by every slight.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
• Gibson endured many slights in silence.
  — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• That, though, shouldn’t be considered a slight on either player.
  — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
• That wasn’t a slight at Hall by the staff, but more about Hall still getting back into shape.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2020
• It was perceived as a slight on the player’s limitations and did not go down well.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• To call them four of the greatest athletes in the history of women's sports is a bit of a slight.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022