IOTA in a Sentence

Learn IOTA from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

For IOTA, below is one of 5 sentences:
She knew that if one iota of the truth were proved against them, not only she and Frank but the innocent Pitty as well would go to jail.

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 Meanings and Examples of IOTA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
iota
 n.  very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
Classic Sentence:
1  She knew that if one iota of the truth were proved against them, not only she and Frank but the innocent Pitty as well would go to jail.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
2  She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest iota from your appearance.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Example Sentence:
1  All this does not take away one iota from the terrible acts committed yesterday.
2  He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.