no less than
idiom
: at least
—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
No less than half the students failed the test.
She has had no less than a dozen job offers.
Examples of no less than in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Playing no less than four roles, Downey stands in for multiple ugly Americans, but the series descends into a narrative quagmire and, despite powerful moments, can’t consistently pull itself out.
—
Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
But even if the Blackhawks do not earn another point, the Sharks would need to win no less than three of their final eight games and go to overtime in at least two others to pass Chicago.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Temu took out no less than three Super Bowl ads this year.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
The company has increased setbacks to the project to no less than 130 feet from the nearest residence, expanded the spacing between containers to further reduce the risk of fires spreading and promised to add more fire hydrants in the area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
However, insurers and the department reached a general framework last year that would require them to write no less than 85% of their statewide market share in those areas in exchange for his reforms.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Getting out and getting on with his life would require no less than the influence of a very powerful politician in Minnesota named Hubert H. Humphrey.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
One lawsuit brought by a former Twitter human resources leader in July, seeking class action status, seeks an order for Musk and the company to pay additional severance benefits allegedly owed to former employees in an amount no less than $500 million.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
But even if the Blackhawks do not earn another point, the Sharks would need to win no less than three of their final eight games and go to overtime in at least two others to pass Chicago.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Temu took out no less than three Super Bowl ads this year.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
The company has increased setbacks to the project to no less than 130 feet from the nearest residence, expanded the spacing between containers to further reduce the risk of fires spreading and promised to add more fire hydrants in the area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
However, insurers and the department reached a general framework last year that would require them to write no less than 85% of their statewide market share in those areas in exchange for his reforms.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Getting out and getting on with his life would require no less than the influence of a very powerful politician in Minnesota named Hubert H. Humphrey.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
One lawsuit brought by a former Twitter human resources leader in July, seeking class action status, seeks an order for Musk and the company to pay additional severance benefits allegedly owed to former employees in an amount no less than $500 million.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'no less than.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near no less than
Cite this Entry
“No less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20less%20than. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share