a shade

idiom

: a bit : a little
He is just a shade taller than his brother.

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Barcelona may have created a shade under four goals worth of chances. Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile their bottoms must be a shade of black, khaki or blue denim. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 The defense The Dodgers are a shade below the league average in fielding percentage at .985. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Rozier missed his one three-point attempt and is now 88 for 294 from behind the arc, a shade below 30 percent. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a shade

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“A shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20shade. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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