How to Use not least in a Sentence

not least

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  • Last, but not least, the radios.
    PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Last, but not least, is a rescue dog named Squishy.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • This has moved away from the news agenda, not least because of this war.
    Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And last, but not least, is the Pizza Donut.
    Lori Punko, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But neither is likely—not least for a man who has entered his eighth decade.
    Time, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The villagers know they have been betrayed, not least by themselves.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Many questions remain, not least of which is casting.
    Scott Snowden, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • And with great power comes great scrutiny – not least at the hands of the tabloid press.
    Amanda Davies, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Remembered for a lot of things, not least of which is a car driving through the front door.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Last, but not least, don't do AI for the sake of AI.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Last, but not least, there’s the enjoyment factor.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 7 Dec. 2025
  • And not least, the most convenient three-point safety belt of any car on the market.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
  • This is bad for all kinds of reasons, not least of which is that breakthrough drugs often come from nature.
    Darian Woods, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lastly, but not least, Texas monthly ranks Smoke-a-holics among the must-tries.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
  • That’s not a bad approach to some movies too, this stunningly lyrical dust-to-dust epic not least among them.
    Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But that’s been true of rappers, not least Drake and Travis Scott among them, for years.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • His death was a shock to everyone, not least of all Katharine Blodgett.
    Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But there’s also tragedy, not least in the nation’s failure to live up to its exalted ideals.
    Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
  • Last, but not least, hopefuls need to share a couple of recent photos and a video of themselves.
    Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Clearly there is much to learn about this mysterious moon, not least of which is where all the methane comes from.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Now, questions over who will and who won’t go are starting to pile up, not least over which nation might make up the numbers.
    Piotr Skolimowski, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Investors have a lot to worry about these days, not least among them war in the Middle East.
    WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There is jeopardy almost everywhere, not least in the risks that so many teams take when trying to play out from the back.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • All human beings are susceptible to this urge, not least the members of his own tribe.
    Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
  • There were notable successes, not least the fact that Wolves filled most of the squad slots that were vacant.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Forcing him to deal with the issue is in everyone’s interest, not least his own.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Penguins are interesting for many reasons, not least of which is the team’s age gap.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Last but not least, remember to sort your clothes, save yourself from the heartache of bleeding and discoloration.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Last, but not least, consider Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr.
    Kevin Sherrington mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026

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