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Meanings of merest hint in English

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Usage of merest hint in English
1
Again came the shrug, with just the merest hint of the Chin.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
2
Nowhere in Genesis is there even the merest hint of the equation.
The Red Queen
3
She spoke English with the merest hint of an American accent.
The Magician
4
Indeed, a photograph only gives the merest hint of the beauties.
A Missionary Twig
5
Nowhere could she discern more than the merest hint of warmth.
The Unwilling Vestal
6
Even if it is only to be a sketch-themerest hint.
The Lion's Share
7
Not the merest hint of any diminishment to Jarrow's arcane resources.
Rogues
8
If he had shown the merest hint of the thrill of the chase.
Melnitz
9
Vergil noticed the merest hint of sweat stains in each armpit.
Blood music
10
Her eyes scoured the room for the merest hint of dissent.
The Guardian
11
Of course the merest hint only-aninsinuation-butwhy an insinuation even?
Crime and Punishment
12
The merest hint of a smile played at the corners of her mouth.
Heaven and the heather
13
She had assured Cora that the merest hint would bring matters to a crisis.
Different Girls
14
You have wit, I am not stupid-andthe pretended patient understands the merest hint.
The Follies of Love
15
Or they can consist of reflections with the merest hint of action or plot.
The Irish Times
16
Syracuse reacted very badly to the merest hint of magic.
The Pinhoe Egg
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Merest hint through the time
Merest hint across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common