"slightly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- And did you ever see such a shrewd, humorous, complacent, slightly contemptuous old face?
- General Naniescu, nevertheless, went on with an indifferent shrug and that same slightly contemptuous tone in his voice.
- Over time this came to be used as a slightly contemptuous term for a minister or for a schoolmaster.
- He regarded them with compassionate, slightly contemptuous eyes.
- Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.
- The bag-boy offered me one, a slightly contemptuous shine in His eves.
- In a proud, slightly contemptuous tone she said, "It would be a dishonest way to win.
- Childrey-who was an athlete-waited with a patient, slightly contemptuous smile while Lear caught his breath.
- She was slightly contemptuous because Jeran had been so sure that he'd find tonnes of the stuff.
- Childrey - who was an athlete - waited with a patient, slightly contemptuous smile while Lear caught his breath.
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