small amount
Example Sentences
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About 65-70% of his income is spent on rent, council tax and household bills, and he saves a small amount each month but spends very little on non-essential items.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
"That meant we would have to design a neural network that could be trained with a small amount of data and still learn something new."
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Even a few years and a small amount makes a difference: $1,000 saved at age 20 would be $15,000 at age 60, while $1,000 saved at age 25 would only be about $10,700.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The matriarch of the Mitford clan has been overshadowed by the glamorous daughters who caused her no small amount of grief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
That evening, Sibanda sat at his fireside and watched his wife preparing the small amount of food that would have to feed the whole family.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
