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Example sentences for: bit

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The slaves were treated a bit better than were those on islands farther south, and slavery was finally abolished in Britain (and Bermuda) in 1834.
While Dr. Hinkle admits he has barely scratched the surface in his article, yet in Street-Language Naming Practices in the Hispanic Drug and Underworld Subcultures, he goes into great detail and tells us quite a bit (e.g., that a snort of cocaine is called a narizón , from the Spanish nariz, nose, which compares to English slang snootful).
Was his late-in-life outreach to blacks genuine or a selfish bit of pre-obit cosmetics?
(Some Chatterbox readers seem to have spent a bit too much time going through the X-rated bins down at the video store.)
This is going back a bit, but I was struck by the letter from . As a psychology professor, a previous psych major, and an avocational singer, I agree with your advice to "Go for it" but think there's yet another option that Carpe should consider before running away from home or from college.