It was so dark in the hut he could only make out the merest hint of an outline.

The mere hint of the idea had surely put the wind up Miles.

There was only a mere hint of question in that.

There was the merest hint of a smile on his lips.

A mere hint of a case appears: a man is in trouble.

There was the merest hint of rose scent about her.

Just the merest hint of the blood that would be spilled this day.

Have you any idea what happens at the merest hint of something like that these days?

There was the merest hint of weary humor in his eyes.

This had been a mere hint, a shadow of his potential.