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Meanings of scintilla in English

Portuguese
fragmento

A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.

fragmento
Usage of scintilla in English
1
The only man who never had a scintilla of doubt is himself.
The Irish Times
2
But no scintilla of the horrible truth reached his cautious, well-balanced brain.
The Chink in the Armour
3
The Latin diminutive scintilla, a little spark, comes from the same root.
The Irish Times
4
There is not a scintilla of logical reasoning in defense of the operation.
Appendicitis: The Etiology, Hygenic and Dietetic Treatment
5
There is not the faintest scintilla of hope in my doing anything whatever.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
6
He provides not a scintilla of evidence to support his assertion.
The Irish Times
7
A rebuff, the gentlest possible, but leaving no scintilla of hope.
Denzil Quarrier
8
If he have even a scintilla of doubt, he must pass.
Auction of To-day
9
We haven't a scintilla of evidence to connect him with his employer's murder.
The Substitute Prisoner
10
The Hebrews in their servile period caught not a scintilla of the Egyptian faith.
The Chief End of Man
11
Not if your local authorities have a scintilla of respect for the Founding Fathers.
Wired
12
Anything that would provide a scintilla of warmth was to be taken advantage of.
American assassin
13
There is not a scintilla of exaggeration in this statement.
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
14
There is not one scintilla of evidence to back this up other than hearsay.
The Irish Times
15
Give me a scintilla of evidence, and I am ready to jump at them.''
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
16
And is there," he asked, "a feminine scintilla of sense in that?"
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
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Scintilla through the time