Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in one's own little way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: in- one's own lit-tle way
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an individual manner that creates an effect from a small action.

Example Sentences

"They are all helping each other, as loving sisters should; and perhaps some day they will meet, and will realize how each in her own little way has done some service for the others."
"In their own little way, they made me feel like I was special — just being me."
"In her own little way, Thérèse tried to remedy that community deficiency."
"Like the little white Sheep, the most important thing I admire about you, honestly, is how in your own little way you seem to amaze people, especially me; how you can take the bad experiences that have occurred in your hidden past, and turn them into positive achievements."

Synonyms

in one's own small way modestly

Questions

What does in one's own little way mean?: In an individual manner that creates an effect from a small action.

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