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

And Tom Hanks, a repository of good vibes, plays no less than five different roles (including Santa Claus). —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

The symposium occurred just weeks after an authority no less than Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, acknowledged Gen Z is having an especially hard time in the economy of 2025. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

The prosecution asked the judge to sentence Combs to no less than 11 years and three months. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

From the start, her campaign braced for a tough final push; no less than Barack Obama is heading to the state in the final days to pitch in. —Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for no less than

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan