How to Use as few as in a Sentence
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Some may hold as few as six, while others can go up to forty.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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The board has nine members, but can take votes with as few as five.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
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Cleveland can leave town trailing by as few as three games or as many as nine.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
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By 2028, there might be as few as 900.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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In some years, there are as few as three variants and in others, as many as eight.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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The site claims cookies arrive in as few as two business days.
—Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 29 July 2023
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Both programs are self-paced and can be completed in as few as four weeks.
—Ashley Braun, Health, 26 June 2023
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Kalbouss said as few as five people attended that event.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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The brand says it can be used for up to 10 hours and heats up in as few as three seconds.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Some bottles can contain as few as two weeks’ worth, while others can have a month or more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Farmers had no choice but to limit harvesting to as few as three days a year.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Volunteers do not have to be available for the full span of time and can sign up for as few as one shift.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
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Maurice has said as few as 13 players could be left behind.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Reports claim the event could feature as few as ten vehicles.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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An honest count would be as few as 17, not all of which are injections.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Your partner might have an 18-point hand or a shapely hand with as few as 11 points.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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The saunas comfortably fit six to eight adults, and bookings are available for as few as three hours or up to three days.
—Visit Lake Tahoe, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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Take as few as three tulips and arrange a stem-heavy arrangement with lots of space for a whimsical feel.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
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Many exclusive restaurants have as few as eight to 10 seats and may only serve one meal a day.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Our goal is to keep the animals as healthy as possible and use as few as possible.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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Musk has said that the service will begin very small, with as few as 10 vehicles the first week.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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Of those storms, as few as five and as many as nine are expected to mature into hurricanes.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 1 June 2023
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Studies have reported that some children die of pneumonia in as few as two days.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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In the right conditions, radishes can be ready to harvest in as few as three weeks after planting.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
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The keto diet is very low-carb, limiting carb intake to as few as 20 grams per day.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
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Kell Parents Facebook page to ask for more — from as few as one extra ticket to six or more.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
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Though, if prior Zelda discounts are anything to go by (as few as there have been), these deals will not stick around long.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 20 June 2023
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The ships here are smaller, with some carrying as few as 16 passengers.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
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As a result, a single logical qubit could be built using as few as five physical qubits.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Pinkston managed to trim the deficit to as few as five in the second half at 30-25, but couldn’t pull any closer.
—Justin Thomas, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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