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

Prices also rose for food, beverages, industrial supplies and, to a lesser extent, consumer goods.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Trichomonosis infects mainly greenfinches and chaffinches, and other species to a lesser extent.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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

Leave this kind of life to the insects and birds, and lesser mammals, and fish.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas