"I just realized how hopeless it is," she said, the slightest quaver in her soft voice.

There was nothing she could do about the slight quaver in her voice.

"Don't shoot," he said, putting a slight quaver in his voice to indicate fear.

Only the slight quaver at the end betrayed the woman's fear that it was misplaced.

A woman with a slight quaver in her voice called in to talk to him.

The slight quaver of my voice as I spoke Frank's name gave me away.

My voice had only the slightest quaver to it.

She continued calmly, with only the slightest quaver in her voice.

"Well, I really must be going," the male voice said loudly, with a slight quaver.

There was a slight quaver in her voice, one she hoped he didn't notice.