At last, a word with some slight stress on it.

There was a slight stress on the words, because she had a notion where Carleton was going.

There was a slight, insulting stress on the word "believe."

He placed the slightest extra stress on the name, perhaps mocking it.

The slight stress on her title dripped with contempt.

At the slightest stress, human beings seemed to divide themselves into antagonistic groups.

The four Thais noticed the slight stress on the word "enemy" but made no comment.

He placed a slight, ironic stress on may.

She put the slightest, frantic stress on the word, and the weight of her green eyes upon him.

Teach her to put a slight stress on the first phoneme.