How to Use smidgen in a Sentence

smidgen

noun
  • I'll just have a smidgen of ice cream.
  • Wolf, a smidgen over 5 feet tall, was dwarfed by the burly man.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
  • While there’s always a smidgen of truth to tropes, these are all clichés.
    — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2022
  • But then the fish gives way and a smidgen of foie gras stashed inside makes your eyes pop.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Capers add that smidgen of briny and saltiness to the the egg salad.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2018
  • These people will do exactly what they are told and not a smidgen more.
    — George Bradt, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • So the only way the Lakers had any smidgen of a chance in this game?
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • Also a smidgen piney in the nose with grapefruit in aroma and on the palate.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 July 2020
  • Of course, glory like this comes with that smidgen of imposter syndrome.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Perhaps a smidgen cooler than recent days but still rather warm for the time of year.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Adding a whole day every four years is actually a smidgen too much.
    — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Aromas of green apple and caramel as well as a smidgen of raspberries.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Fall sparked a smidgen of hope with a handful of outside concerts in parking lots and parks.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, ajc, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Li placed the smidgen of ice into a cryo-electron microscope.
    — Carl Zimmer New York Times, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Few have a smidgen of the basic gear necessary for a successful one-hour hike.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Ostapenko won the French Open last year by swinging for the lines without a smidgen of self doubt.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 10 July 2018
  • Highs in the low 70s are just a smidgen below normal but the bright sun helped offset any of that.
    — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
  • While knee-length skirts look a smidgen too modest with flats, above-the-knee hemlines are charmingly cheeky.
    — Chloe Malle, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018
  • Of course, sampling draft beers or wee drams of whisky are a smidgen of expedition highlights.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Not as sweet as a slap shot from the point, but a smooth ale and a smidgen hoppier than a typical amber.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The planet betrayed its presence by crossing the face of its star and briefly blotting out a smidgen of starlight.
    — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 1 July 2020
  • The Heat, who haven’t lost in the playoffs, were able to execute their game plan just a smidgen better.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2020
  • But the battery housing raises the load floor only a smidgen, so cargo space remains much the same.
    — Tom Voelk, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2016
  • Not that there’s a smidgen of doubt about the reason this production has come into existence.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Here in Deep Red Kansas, there was suddenly a smidgen of blue.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 1 May 2017
  • Here in Deep-Red Kansas, there was suddenly a smidgen of blue.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2017
  • And people willing to just have a smidgen of boldness can go straight into that space and tell amazing stories.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t much like the Vikes, either, and a Giants win here would surprise by only a smidgen.
    — Greg Cote december 18, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The one smidgen of wit, as opposed to visual overkill, is the sight of a storm in an actual teacup, complete with raging waves.
    — The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
  • Does your coffee taste richer, the air smell a little sweeter, the sunlight shine a smidgen brighter—and is your inbox much, much fuller?
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 26 May 2018

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