at least

phrase

1

: at the minimum

at least once a week

2

: in any case

at least you have a choice

Examples of at least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His streak of games with at least one score on the ground, which began the very game that Achane tore his ACL, also ended at four. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

The investigation found that Marshall sued over 700 patients, leading to at least 81 arrests when patients missed court dates. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Republicans are desperate to hold onto at least one chamber of the state Legislature as a block against a Democratic monopoly in Lansing. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

There have been at least 393 mass shootings in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which, like CNN, defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at least

• deceased
• decreased
• increased
• northeast
• policed
• released
• southeast
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast