Little
Little noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: there's just a little of the pie left
Nearby Word: littleness
Ray
Ray noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive
Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye
Both words in one sentence
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Ray was a marketing executive, and in one of Hancock's visits to his house saw a logo Ray made as part of a charity campaign he was doing (with little success).
Source: Corporate-Sponsored Superhero -
It's a little more realistic than usual; if there is no x-ray source in the vicinity, the suit releases a lot of x-rays to compensate, which tends to be harmful to all life in the vicinity.
Source: X-Ray Vision -
During the World War II portion, he tells Lois that he was declared 4F; his inner monologue reveals that he got a little over-eager and read the eye exam chart in the next room with his X-ray vision.
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