Little
Little adverb - Not often.
Usage example: he's been studying very little for the bar exam
Nearby Word: littleness
Oft
Oft adverb - Many times.
Usage example: as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
Both words in one sentence
- He once proposed weaponizing a jawbone, which (combined with his oft-mocked mullet) are subtle little Shout Outs to the original.
- The infamous, understated, oft-repeated line "Houston, we have a problem", as delivered in the film Apollo 13, owes at least a little to the Chuck Yeager spirit.
Source: Danger Deadpan - Even Richard II — oft reputed as one of Shakespeare's chastest plays — has a little bawdy humor, not exactly buried but seemingly innocent enough to make the reader fear they have a dirty mind.
Source: Radar / Theatre
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