FEW in a Sentence

Learn FEW 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.
405 example sentences for FEW, such as:
1. It happened a few minutes ago.
2. Add a few drops of lime juice.
3. Add a few drops of lemon juice.
4. Add a few drops of vanilla essence.
5. Add a few drops of peppermint flavouring.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FEW
few
 a.  a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
 n.  a small elite group
Classic Sentence: (203 in 14 pages)
1  He and his companion entered the cottage, in which they remained for a few minutes, and then departed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  The duration of my absence was left to my own choice; a few months, or at most a year, was the period contemplated.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  In a few minutes after, I heard the creaking of my door, as if some one endeavoured to open it softly.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
4  The scene was perfectly solitary; a few boats were returning towards land, but I sailed away from them.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
5  I confess that I felt a few sensations of terror.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
6  My own strength is exhausted, and I must tell, in a few words, what remains of my hideous narration.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
7  I provided myself with a sum of money, together with a few jewels which had belonged to my mother, and departed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
8  We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
9  I said lightly that I had heard nothing at all, and a few minutes later I got up to go home.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
10  There were generally a few rioters around but they never came into the library so it was a good place to work.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
11  By the next year I had a few beaux myself, and I began to play in tournaments, so I didn't see Daisy very often.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
12  As we walked across the moonlight gravel to the porch he disposed of the situation in a few brisk phrases.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
14  I didn't want it to be in the papers and draw a sightseeing crowd so I'd been calling up a few people myself.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
15  And yet, by the constitution of his nature, he loved the truth, and loathed the lie, as few men ever did.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The next few hours passed by in a whirl of activity.
2  One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
3  I'm one of the few people who doesn't actually like champagne.
4  Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve.
5  Add a few more names of labourers to the list.
6  Use stencils to add a few personal touches to walls and furniture.
7  Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.
8  Add a few drops of peppermint flavouring.
9  Add a few drops of lime juice.
10  Add a few drops of lemon juice.
11  Add a few drops of vanilla essence.
12  It is helpful if we address a few key questions here.
13  Very few of the children survived into adult life.
14  A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
15  It happened a few minutes ago.