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- adjective
superlative form ofnarrow : mostnarrow .
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Examples
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Millay's house aka the narrowest house in NYC aka I'd love to live there
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But in Ireland, which was Catholic and Nonconformist, landed property signified Episcopalian landed property, that is, the narrowest form of ascendancy.
The Framework of Home Rule Erskine Childers 1896
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I confess that it is necessary to keep within certain limits, and that the narrowest are the best; also it must be allowed me that to be too scrupulous would spoil all.
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete Jean de La Fontaine 1658
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The measuring point was defined as the narrowest part of the symphyseal joint gap in the upper half of the symphysis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hege Langli Ersdal et al. 2008
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The measuring point was defined as the narrowest part of the symphyseal joint gap in the upper half of the symphysis.
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Did you ever notice that, historically, the widest benevolence to men goes along with what some people call the 'narrowest' theology?
Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Alexander Maclaren 1868
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The margin of freedom between the individual and society was at its narrowest in the age of Roosevelt.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Workers will double the channel's width at its narrowest points, which will increase tidal circulation into the lake and, officials say, improve the water quality for the bass, anchovies, smelt, bat rays and other aquatic life that call Lake Merritt home.
After Long Wait, Lake Merritt Restoration Takes Shape Stu Woo 2011
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Today, the channel is just 50 feet wide at its narrowest point.
After Long Wait, Lake Merritt Restoration Takes Shape Stu Woo 2011
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Standing in front of the Kaiser auditorium on a recent morning, project manager Joel Peter said the narrowest points will be doubled in width, and that workers will also dig a new tidal marsh near the auditorium to help filter the lake water.
After Long Wait, Lake Merritt Restoration Takes Shape Stu Woo 2011
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