The slight effort tired him, which was both unusual and annoying.

If he'd made the slightest effort, he might have gotten out of the way.

She nodded and, with a slight effort, pulled the two apart.

It's a game Jupiter will always win, without the slightest effort.

Still, he had to say something and made a slight effort to be polite.

There was no indication of the slightest effort at control.

A slight effort, though, and in a few minutes he said, "Got them.

What I cannot understand, however, is not making even the slightest effort to have a rational debate on such serious matters.

She did not think it was worth making the slightest effort to accept any of our proposals.

You never make the slightest effort to find another way through the problem.