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Example Sentences

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A wary Tinseltown reluctantly coalesced around the Netflix bid, seeing it as the lesser of two evils, but Paramount's willingness to stump up ever greater sums eventually saw the streamer withdraw.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But Taiwanese defense experts have taken away a different lesson: cheap equipment from a lesser military, such as dumb mines thrown in a strait, may just be enough to paralyze a superpower.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

As evidence of his innocence mounted, the state offered him a deal in 2011 to plead guilty to a lesser charge and be quickly released for “time served,” which he took.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

European airlines and, to a lesser extent, U.S. airlines have cut flights to face soaring jet-fuel prices, threatening summer air travel in some cases.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The lesser rings were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles — yet still to my mind dangerous for mortals.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien