How to Use few if any in a Sentence

few if any

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  • One year the tree has a large crop and the next year, few if any fruits.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Nothing less would do, but there were few if any lessons from the past to serve as our guide.
    Sally Susman, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • There are few if any obvious signs of trouble with the project.
    Jmanning, oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But few if any have had the courage to push as far in the direction of minimalism.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • There have been few if any winning press performances in the mainstream media.
    David Zurawik, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Posey had few if any peers at running a baseball game from behind the plate, where every player was in his full view.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • However, most gummies contain little to no sugar and a few if any carbs.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Some Virginia Democrats disavowed the texts, but few if any called on Jones to drop out of the race.
    Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But few if any radiologists have been replaced a decade later.
    Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • There can have parity across your company and still have few if any, women or people of color at the top ranks.
    Cathrin Stickney, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But mines that closed generations ago operated when few if any rules were in effect.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • We were all told how the Affordable Care Act would bring down rates but few if any have seen that come to bear.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Women’s World Cup has been an admirably clean affair, so far, with few if any cheap shots.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Environmental lawyers around the world were stunned by the ruling, which has few if any precedents anywhere in the world.
    Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2015
  • Surprisingly, there were few if any mosquitoes to worry about.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022
  • Very few if any electric cars might qualify right away after those rules go into effect, auto experts said.
    Jack Ewing, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • They were released with maybe a couple hundreds bucks from the state and few if any options other than a quick slide into homelessness.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • These sports and activities are now year-round with very few if any, long breaks not only to let the kids' bodies rest but to let our schedules rest as well.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2023
  • While many on social media have pointed out the connections, few if any prominent Democrats have weighed in on them.
    Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Amazon’s decision means few if any of the nation’s large streaming services reject ads outright.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Industry sources say few if any brands are sending new shipments to the company, which already couldn’t stock up well enough to hold sales stable.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Gilbert Perry is as advertised, a top-25 team in the nation that will find few if any challenges this season.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Felipe Castellari During Caiman’s early days, Klabin saw few if any jaguars.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Not only did Panarin approve a deal with the Kings, there appeared to be few if any other preferred landing spots.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Fights have erupted over the kinds of plays students can present, but few if any school districts appear to have attempted to restrict gender roles in theater.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • They often are passed over for promotions, excluded from professional networks and have few if any role models.
    Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • In no way does Replika imply that its textmates are conscious, and hopefully few if any of its customers think otherwise.
    Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But those earlier denials, made on procedural grounds, provide few if any clues to the court's view about the loan program's legality.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Native flower experts predict few if any wildflowers for 2025 because our weather has been too dry.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Compounding the question of whether to leave a little extra behind once the plates are cleared is that few if any customers actually know what these workers are paid in the first place.
    Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023

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