- comparative of few.
fewer
Example Sentences
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Colleges enroll 4.2% fewer undergraduates than last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Usually the younger celebs in the castle tend to know fewer people, but Bella Ramsey is pretty well connected.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
And where he’s given up 14 home runs compared with six on the road, where he’s made four fewer starts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Arkansas adopted a private school funding plan in 2023, and back then there were fewer than 100 private schools on record.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
There were fewer trees to cut down and burn to stay warm.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
