a shade

idiom

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

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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 And down on the lower level, a sprawling entertainment area painted in a shade of dark blue comes complete with billiard and game tables, a granite wet bar, and a media room. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025 On Wednesday, Art Basel Hong Kong, Asia’s largest and most important art fair, opened to VIPs, with around 240 galleries exhibiting at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre—just a shade under last year’s 243 exhibitors. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025 For the business meeting, Queen Letizia wore a suit in a shade of black with a faint white pinstripe motif. Julia Teti, WWD, 19 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 7 Apr. 2025.

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