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Examples of few in a Sentence
Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
Here's why those answering emergency calls say their jobs have gotten even harder in the last few months.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
The dramatic rescue was captured in a video shared online by 7 News Australia, which shows the toddler running along a seawall with her father only a few steps behind her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
This version captures the essence of my grandmother’s version, but with a few enhancements from me.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
My son did one and found that my father, his grandfather, had fathered a few children around the various military bases where he was stationed.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
And, these are just a few of the many notable figures and events that will occur during the convention to further the conversation on several of the important issues in Black and Brown communities.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
There are quite a few hotels on Tom’s journey and none of them was one simple location.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
As the Miami Marlins continue to spiral to start the 2024 season — with their 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday dropping them to 1-11 — a few troubling trends have continued to impact the team.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation—but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 16 Apr. 2020
According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
Until Kansas City’s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2020
In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants — few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland — were made targets.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2019
But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented.
—Michelle Beganskas, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019
This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox’ magical championships of 2004 and 2007.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2019
There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019
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Word History
Pronoun and Adjective
Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing few
Dictionary Entries Near few
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“Few.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/few. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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few
1 of 3 pronounfew
2 of 3 adjectivefew
3 of 3 noun
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