only a few
Example Sentences
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In the end, all the panic was for nothing as while rain came, it was only a few spots and not enough to affect the conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
In Moss’ conversation with Slate only a few days after his early August primary victory, it was clear the Michigan Democrat wanted to support the Democratic nominee for Senate, but he just wasn’t there yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The board never meets as a group—and only a few of the members know each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Once the machine learning model has already been trained to recognize individuals, the identification process takes only a few seconds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Nah. My mom worked at a diner. It was only a few hundred bucks.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
