lesser

Example Sentences

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It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The world and the sport will be a far lesser place without him.''

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Bloom Energy stock was up 8.3% following the deal, while Meta Platforms and CoreWeave had lesser gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Her friends share the same disability, though to greater and lesser degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The question of whether the museum has acquired one of his lesser known masterpieces still awaits a final answer.”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg