iotas

[US]/aɪˈəʊtə/
[UK]/aɪˈoʊtə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. extremely small amount; the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Example Sentences

not an iota of truth to that tale.

There is not an iota of truth in his story.

There is not an iota of truth in his remarks.

nothing she said seemed to make an iota of difference.

I don't have an iota of doubt in my mind.

There is not an iota of truth in what he said.

She doesn't have an iota of patience.

I haven't seen an iota of progress in this project.

He doesn't have an iota of common sense.

There is not an iota of kindness in his actions.

I couldn't find an iota of evidence to support his claim.

She doesn't have an iota of interest in that topic.

I haven't seen an iota of improvement in his performance.

There is not an iota of logic in his argument.

Real-world Examples

But your anxiety does not contribute one I iota to your progress.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

The State has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

She did not show even an iota of her work.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2023 Compilation

This is an intelligence without an iota of memory in it, unsullied by memory.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

But I shall not therefore drop one iota of my convictions, or cease to identify myself with that truth which an evil generation hates.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

And they chuckled inwardly at the idea of the workmen's discomfiture and defeat, in their attempt to alter one iota of what Thornton had decreed.

Source: South and North (Middle)

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.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Yes? All right. Here it is: " I don't blame you one iota for feeling as you do. If I were you I would undoubtedly feel just as you do" .

Source: The Weaknesses of Human Nature (Part 2)

Mr Schmidt, still puffing away on his beloved menthols (stockpiled in case of a ban) and playing the piano (of which he had a near-professional mastery), varied his views hardly an iota.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

My brother, not knowing in the least that I had an iota of interest in you, told me that he witnessed the signs of an attachment between you and Tabitha Lark in church, this morning'.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

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