no fewer than

phrase

: at least

—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large

No fewer than 1,000 people attended the meeting.

No fewer than 80 percent of registered voters turned out for the primary.

Examples of no fewer than in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elections for the 26th Knesset will take place Tuesday, with 7,331,981 Israeli citizens eligible to vote and no fewer than 35 parties running candidates. — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

Christopher Nolan scored 13 nominations and no fewer than seven wins, including for best picture, with his last directorial effort, Oppenheimer, at the 2024 Oscars, and his follow-up is an even more obvious example of awards catnip. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Still, though, the White House has selectively denied CNN access to cover the president's travel on Air Force One -- no fewer than four times to date, Boutrous wrote. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Early Tuesday morning, crash-and-grab burglars hit no fewer than two stores — a jewelry store on Clark Street in Rogers Park, and a BP gas station on Broadway in Uptown. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for no fewer than

• assemblyman
• carbofuran
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• newspaperman
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin