the least of

phrase

: something of the lowest importance, strength, value, etc.

That's the least of my worries/problems.

We had many things to consider, not the least of which was the safety of our children.

Examples of the least of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elsewhere, Barcelona continue to score goals at an astonishing rate, putting five past Feyenoord at Camp Nou, where the miserable weather was the least of the Dutch club’s problems. — Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

That complication is the least of Dexter’s problems, between the four killers in his life and something else that’s just as scary. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

So, in my toddler mind, the best part of the record has to be when the least of the band members were playing in accompaniment with the drummer. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Not the least of them was Norway’s high-scoring rowing man, but Mbappe and Dembele of France arguably gave him a run for his money. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the least of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove