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

On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Awaiting a happy ending Vargas’ team has been able to reunite at least 18 pets rescued in La Guaira with their owners. — Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Things are going to drag on enough that Smith won’t be back until at least the middle of August. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026

According to the companies, the vessel construction management model can reduce acquisition costs by at least 50 percent compared with traditional government procurement approaches. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 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