FEW in a Sentence
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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.
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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of FEW
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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.
2 The duration of my absence was left to my own choice; a few months, or at most a year, was the period contemplated.
3 In a few minutes after, I heard the creaking of my door, as if some one endeavoured to open it softly.
4 The scene was perfectly solitary; a few boats were returning towards land, but I sailed away from them.
5 I confess that I felt a few sensations of terror.
6 My own strength is exhausted, and I must tell, in a few words, what remains of my hideous narration.
7 I provided myself with a sum of money, together with a few jewels which had belonged to my mother, and departed.
8 We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.
9 I said lightly that I had heard nothing at all, and a few minutes later I got up to go home.
10 There were generally a few rioters around but they never came into the library so it was a good place to work.
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.
12 As we walked across the moonlight gravel to the porch he disposed of the situation in a few brisk phrases.
13 I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy.
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.
15 And yet, by the constitution of his nature, he loved the truth, and loathed the lie, as few men ever did.
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.