How To Use A little In A Sentence

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
There’s a town on the central coast of British Columbia called Bella Coola, B.C. that could probably use a little attention right now. Blogging Batholiths Part 2 - The Panda's Thumb
It bothered me a little that I didn't have a pickup, and I couldn't see doing much off road driving with my Mustang fastback.
But Sexton found Nicks for an easy 31-yard score on fourth down with 4: 11 left to seal it, and Nicks set the receiving record with a 22-yard catch a little later from T.J. Yates, making his first appearance in relief from a broken ankle suffered in September against Virginia Tech. Newspaper Home Delivery - Subscribe Today USATODAY.com

This meant he could help another child whose parents needed a little extra for some necessity or other.
As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond yesterday.
He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
You know that moment when really liking someone turns into a radiant love - overwhelming, a little frightening and almost exasperatingly fresh?
But yes, good of Prof. Adler, who I hope will be a little chary of Althousian pseudoreality in future. The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School
In her house apron and with her hair a little ruffled she looked younger, startled and then angry. THE WHITE DOVE
We learn a little more about how interconnected the world is. Times, Sunday Times
Add the chopped tomatoes, chillis and refried beans to the casserole with a little salt and pepper. 5.
But he has to be a little more careful about how he reacts. The Sun
Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback? We're! Number! 5! (Jack Bog's Blog)
The lady was kissing a little lap dog.
So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
Whisk the egg in a bowl and heat a little oil in a nonstick pan. Times, Sunday Times
Think roast partridge with wild mushrooms followed by a little pot of chocolate rosemary.
As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.
Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
The carbonation is a little heavier than what I normally expect in a stout, but not unpleasantly so. Miasmatic Review
I walked out of the theatre feeling a little odd, as I often do when I have been deeply immersed in a film.
The Girl relucted a little, upon which he gave her 3 Guineas, and wished he might be damned if he did not have her in 3 months. John Adams diary 1, 18 November 1755 - 29 August 1756
a little dining room.
The Huilloc men are only a little taller than their womenfolk, with broad chests, powerful shoulders and heavily muscled legs.
Maybe they should have a little log cabin, a hayride at Halloween, or Christmas scenery.
Oh, poof! You do not understand a little soldierly enthusiasm.
I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room.
Although he has mellowed a little since then, he is still a long way from being easy listening. Times, Sunday Times
You just can't let a little thing like his being already dead get in the way of a good, irrational hatful desire to kill! Tom Cruise is a LOT OLDER than I thought
It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year? SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
Nonetheless, today's pic made me do a little bit of a double-take. Ryan Seacrest, Don Johnson And Larry King Are Three Amigos In Today’s Daily TwitPic » MTV Movies Blog
You submit to subterfuge, you replace your ordinary parents by a little less ordinary, but still quite ordinary folks, Katrien and the commissaris. Just a Corpse at Twilight
Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
She has one annoying but lovable big brother that looks out for her, and a little sister that adores and idolizes her.
We've moved from imagining a little homunculus lurking in the sperm to one hiding in the genome.
Try feeling a little "schlubby" popping around the corner for a newspaper. Wine Shopping in San Francisco, Italian Style
Could be that, or maybe she's a little wigged out working in an office full of blabbermouths.
You do an estimate, and then it might cost a little bit more when you actually do the job.
“Come, come, clerk,” continued he, “catechise him a little on this subject.” The Adventures of Roderick Random
(Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.") Did Pirated 'Wolverine' Review Get Fox 411's Roger Friedman Fired? [Update]
Simply smooth a little on your face at night, lie back and say goodbye to dull and lifeless skin. The Sun
Should we no do a little what you call shopping for the babies, and haf a farewell feast tonight if I go for my last call at your so pleasant home?" he asked, stopping before a window full of fruit and flowers. Little Women
A little bit overcast is actually a lot better than a sunny sky for us out there," Miller said. NHL players excited to go outdoors in Buffalo's chill
Maybe they should be a little more discreet in their calls. Times, Sunday Times
The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country.
'When I was a little girl I used to slip away from my nurse, climb to the top of my uncle's keep and sit in the crenel spaces. The Falcons of Montabard
For the owners of the Ivy to worry about people thinking they are just for VIPs is a little like a lion getting upset for being called a carnivore. Restaurant review: 34
The panel with the all the Novas in battle is a little bit Sinestro Wars-esque. Nova #7 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
It causes him to go a little bashful. Times, Sunday Times
They are very much secluded from the rest of Chiloe, and have scarcely any sort of commerce, except sometimes in a little oil, which they get from seal-blubber. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
A letter to his wife in 1847 tells of a visit to the Brights at Rochdale; how 'John and I discorded in our views not a little', and how 'I shook peaceable Brightdom as with Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies
On the fives court, his nervous housemaster could relax, “rushing about,” as Roald described it, “shrieking what a little fool he is, and calling himself all sorts of names when he misses the ball.” Storyteller
If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place. Times, Sunday Times
I call him the little weasel, a little northern monkey. Times, Sunday Times
The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.
I add a little extra for being all spaced-out, of course. Archive 2009-02-01
Spinach, endive and romaine lettuce are great in salads; just dress with a little olive oil and red wine vinegar.
I was a little miffed that we'd had such a poor fishing day. Times, Sunday Times
There is probably room for a touch more earthiness, a little more hardness in her approach to a Don José who is always going to be putty in her hands.
Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old. No Time's Right for 'Traveler's Wife'
He seemed a little taken aback, sat and listened with fur bristling, one hand stroking the back of the other.
Each of us was served a little mound of risotto, on which I ground pepper and sprinkled Parmesan, with a side of green salad.
Iin this case it uses the atomic unit of digital life - a single screen of data on a Palm, a little brick of reality we spend so much time staring at all day long.
But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
But I needed to know who it was so I pulled out a comb and brushed my hair forward a little and put it to the side.
The driver braked abruptly, causing the car to skid a little.
It gives a little bling to the foulard and the masculine touch gives it an astute edge. Gina Pell: What To Wear In 2010
The league was a little smaller, a little clubbier, and there was a lot more opportunity for one-on-one chats. Globe and Mail
For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.
She laid a little of her pay away each week.
In the centre of the pond was an island; and on the island was a little summerhouse like a miniature pagoda. TOY SHOP
The quick touch buttons on the top are not really "touchable," you have to smudge (grind) the button a little to use it. Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals
I guess the suddenness of it all kind of numbed me to it a little. Casting clues and possible solutions
Though the change was slight, he saw that they had both lost a little of their babyishness.
He did stand a long way off the odd ditch but once there was a little less gas in the tank he was really good. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Boardman said: ‘I was out walking with my wife and dog when we happened across a little cove and we found the creature in the flotsam that had been washed up.’
His mane is a little threadbare and Mum threatens to bin him calling him moth-eaten!
And while everyone around wished the couple a happy married life, one of the guests decided to be a little cheeky.
With a little coo of happiness he began to toddle forwards into the darkness, still clutching his bottle. MY BABYSITTER BITES BACK
Equally badly behaved, but a little calmer and better informed, were the massive numbers from the labor unions.
The beak is smoth, black, convex and cultrated; one and 1/8 inches from the point to the opening of the chaps and 3/4 only uncovered with feathers; the upper chap exceeds the other a little in length. a few small black hairs garnish the sides of the base of the upper chap. the eye is of a uniform deep sea green or black, moderately large. it's legs feet and tallons are white; the legs are an inch and a 1/4 in length and smoth; four toes on each foot, of which that in front is the same length with the leg including the length of the tallon, which is 4 lines; the three remaining toes are The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
She was obviously a little startled at this idea.
Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
After a little while the bellboy realized that there was a special on rooms that night and the price for the men's room should have been $25. Math problem?
Cutting into the growth a little while you're there is also a good plan, to encourage new, bushier growth. In the garden this week: Summer pruning and preening
We paddled a little boat in the West Lake.
I got to know a little bit about it, at least the old Berlin of the past, through Benjamin's eyes.
Advancing age has occasionally brought resolution, more often just a little understanding, to many of these riddles, but not necessarily to the resilient ambiguity of history.
“And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?
At the extent of about 1/3 of the center of emission rim, the stimulated field density varies a little, can be basically considered as uniform field.
Our goal is to reduce the excess downforce to a point where we do create a little separation.
Most choose to buy in more affordable villages a little way away. Times, Sunday Times
A liquor pour cost of 18.3%, for example, means that it cost a little more than 18 cents to generate a dollar of liquor sales.
When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed. John Green
The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.
The sheriff said the casino owners were elated to get the cash back, even if it was a little wet.
The AWPL, however, features eight-minute quarters providing 32 total minutes of game play and a little more lactic build-up, leg burn, and lung fatigue for the athletes.
Does it feel just a little bit humble? Times, Sunday Times
You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product. Times, Sunday Times
The experience was a little like being seated next to a cheerful, open-faced fellow on a long airplane flight who begins talking to you - and then never, ever, ever stops, not even when he has his Salisbury steak dinner in his mouth.
Elizabeth had doted on her, spoiled her, given her everything a little girl can want.
If you salt the vegetables with a little onion salt, they will taste better.
It was a homey room, though a little too flowery for me, with prints of cabbage-size roses on the slipcovers and curtains. Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
Some retailers, including Sears, have already held some "door-buster" early-morning sales, which makes Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving that's looked upon as a kick-off to the holiday shopping season -- a little "grayer," he said. Boulder Daily Camera Most Viewed
If it were a little more curved it would collapse, imploding on itself in a cosmic crunch; a little less curved, and every star, planet, sun and galaxy would fly apart from each other and so would every atom of matter in each of them.
So do a little digging, and see what else is on at the metroplex other than the big name stinko's. 0%.
But then he got a little disingenuous. Times, Sunday Times
In a sense the inclusion of an implied term of correspondence with description is a little surprising.
Obama "cherishes" a trinket and a book given to him by Gordon Brown, and he worships them like tiny gods by keeping them in a little pagan altar he set up in the Oval Office. Wonkette » top
But it is worthwhile teasing this apart a little, unbinding the different aspects of rhetorics lumped together in one component and separating out the semiotic layering (i.e. the use of metaphor and metonym) stuck in with the second. On the Sublime
Although I agree the procrastinatory tactic sounds a little off. Wolverine Trailer Attached to The Day The Earth Stood Still | /Film
These words (holpen a little with a metaphor) may express two differing abilities, in those that deal in business of estate. The Essays
` ` And come playoff time, you're in prime time, so you're going to have a little more focus, a little more energy, and your rhythm is there. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Dallas vs. Golden State
Men with short back and sides dressed in gleaming white singlets and shorts set off downriver while a little coxswain in a cap urges them on.
OK, the steering is a little foggy, but the wheel unquestionably feels pleasant under the fingers. Times, Sunday Times
It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
I don't like swimming in the ocean that much either because the fact that all those fish have pinched a loave in there and it makes me a little squeezy. "It's okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings..."
The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that.
Those tiny little felt guys that I made for Amelia just before she was born have been loved a little and have ended up filthy and terribly pilled.
At this point we must trace our way back, pass through the flowering shrubs and plunge into the shade of a little wood. The Education of a Gardener
Their ancestors might have looked a little like colugos.
One thing he does is get up to a little competitive devilry by unveiling the Google Pack, a parcel of software programs that you can download for free (if you have a Windows PC).
Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
A little girl, about the age of Peter, is going on about how a stork brought her mommy's baby.
It was still cold and a little gloomy but there was a dour magnificence to it.
I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
Again, one file change can put a little red nose next to all of your headers, turn the text red and even make them display in a silly typeface.
All actors have a little free time now and again. Times, Sunday Times
Naturally, this makes interpersonal relations, especially with societies unexposed to the advantages of the American lifestyle, a little difficult.
The driver was not mollified, not even a little bit.
Undercook the potatoes a little as they will continue cooking when removed from the water. Times, Sunday Times
The storm was cloaked like a hidden monster behind a stratiform cloud veil (nimbostratus) with a little fractus in the foreground.
It sits a little lower and the lower floor means more luggage and interior space. The Sun
He did not seem overcome with pleasure at the idea of Philippa's visit, and she felt a little disappointed, but she had been interested in his talk; and as she went back to the house with Miss Mervyn, her mind was so full of it, that she felt obliged to tell her all about Tuvvy and Dennis, and her own plans for Becky's benefit. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
IT'S a little disconcerting to walk into a hotel room and find a quintet of young men all wearing slap which is far more expertly applied than your own.
The details aren't specific, and feel a little kludged.
She wound up her dance routine with a wobbly pirouette and took a little bow.
It's got the whole indie-hillbilly thing going, with lots of mandolins and footstomping and fuzzy guitars etc but it's all just a little flat.
But as I was mulling this a little later, I was suddenly struck by one of those things that was probably already obvious to everyone else: There are a handful of strange inflection points where rock nerd culture and mass culture are in eerie synchrony for a few moments before skittering off in their respective ways for a bit — and one of them was my early teens. The (Rock) Stars Are Aligned
A little wool, a couple of knitting needles and a bit of time and lives can be changed. The Sun
Add a little freshly sliced green chilli or a hint of chilli powder if you wish. Times, Sunday Times
What's a little funky about this ice house is that it isn't meant for fishing.
Annoyingly, the Critical Care was at the bottom of this mug, requiring a little bit of inginuity from Irwin here - namely ramming his paw in and jiggling about a bit. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
[456] A mina was a little over £4; 60 minas made a talent. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
Paraguay tea, which they call matte, as I mentioned before, is always drunk twice a day: this is brought upon a large silver salver, with four legs raised upon it, to receive a little cup made out of a small calabash or gourd, and tipped with silver. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
There was a little portable television switched on behind the bar.
They were close to a little village which the English called Agincourt, and, though that is not quite its right name, it is what we have called the battle ever since. Young Folks' History of England
Nancy and Andy bring in Stevie for an emergency pediatrician visit on "Weeds" (Showtime at 10), only to turn on the television in the waiting room and learn that the feds are a little too close to catching their family. TV highlights: Monday, Oct.18, 2010
You can go to a little café or little shop and get great food. The Sun
Me thinks she wanted this power a little too much. — evert Clinton Put In $1 Million More - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
We could do with a little more help around here
A little diner food helped, but after the incident with the couple on the street all I wanted was to go home, take a shower, slather lotion on my blistered tootsies, and lick my wounds.
Whether you live in the suburbs or in the vital enclaves of a Little India, you are a part of America and American life.
Dab a little wood glue into the hole, insert the dowel, and drive a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch screw through the back of the wood to secure the dowel.
A great splosh to their left caused them again to stop in their tracks and the Countess let out a little squeal. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
She did it again and then did a little skip. The Sun
We had an ice-cream and a little play on the slide and climbing frame.
In a little water in front of the grotto is the lotus-flower, a regular Indian plant; while in the shade of some of the petrified wood are several beautiful English ferns. Three Months in the Soudan
Though you do need a little room at least a 20-by-20-foot pen and some solid fencing, goats are easy keepers and the most doglike pets I know of. Vet's view: Best/worst pets for allergic kids
Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
I mean, it was just a little comment, not a big life-or-death issue. Welcome to My World
He might sound like a motormouth, he might sounds scatty and a little out of focus.
We had a little adventure yesterday.
I come to a crew-cut young man in a military uniform-ish olive sweater with funny shoulder pads sitting in a little booth.
Going upstairs to the third floor, there's some artwork from Morocco and a little outdoor deck.
His tribe has both Turkmen and Arab branches (which demonstrates once again that a ‘tribe’ is often based on fictive kinship and is a little like a political party, which can be joined or left over time).
A little bit of water had spilled onto the tile floor around the tub.
As with any verbatim transcript, it can be a little hard to follow in places, but it's worth plowing through the whole thing if you're really interested in all this.
With a little planning and preventive measures, you can avoid the common sun and surf damage of faded colour, fragile, brittle or dry hair and yucky split ends.
“People are always a little confused by the name Rocco Livingston.” Uprising
Do a little dance, make a little love and get down tonight. Times, Sunday Times
But I think that people do feel, as I mentioned a little earlier, that she's a very breezy hip-shooter kind of person. CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2004
A pair of coots, some moorhens, a little grebe and a single Little Egret rounded out the waterbirds.
For each mojito we use the juice from one whole lime - and a little of that green skin.
Instead of the turkey, a boiled or roasted chicken (with the brown meat a little underdone) or a brace of stewed or roasted pheasants can be used.
There is a little discreet wafting of programmes. Times, Sunday Times
The difference is that the message it spelt out would be a little more discreet. Times, Sunday Times
Although his speech is a little delayed, he is a skilled communicator and mixes well with children and adults.
Skirting the village, the group crossed a little canal and came under intense mortar fire.
Liberals have their own celebrities, and I think sometimes their adulation is a little much. Easter Lemming Liberal News
She's a good girl, but a little slow at times, and sometimes needs a guiding hand.
Her lashing tail was half-spotted, half-striped; her clothes overly big and just a little worn and patchy, like hand-me-downs.
As Adrian Dayton said earlier today, "I feel a little bit like I have been" spammed "into joining Google Buzz. Dean's World
Spoon a little sauce over the fish.
Other characters included two long-suffering frogs called Ernie and Sylve, an heroic tortoise called Lewis Collins and a little white shell called Jim Morrison.
However, after a little, the raft glided into open air and I saw before me a wide valley, whereinto the river fell with a noise like the rolling of thunder and a swiftness as the rushing of the wind. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
This year they are being a little more coy about buying. Times, Sunday Times
Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side.
The blades were usually double-edged and up to 90 cm, or a little over, in length, but early single-edged sabres are also known.
You haven't been this pale since, like, February, she says, poking a little fun at the difficulty I seem to have in maintaining any kind of darker pigmentary coloration in the winter. Things You Can Do, Some Can't Be Done
This year the Cohen clan may be spending Christmas a little bit closer to home.
The child who is peeking around the corner of the chair is a little girl.
One certainly hopes to gain a little wisdom as one grows older.

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