Adjective
The winner will receive $100; lesser amounts will be given to three runners-up.
A lesser man than he might have simply given up.
She agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
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Adjective
Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—Staff Writer
follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023 The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adverb
The lesser included charge of OUI is the Massachusetts term for drunken driving.—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025 The latter two charges also have lesser included charges jurors can consider.—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lesser
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