How to Use the least of in a Sentence

the least of

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  • At the top to eat the least of were fats, oils and sweets.
    Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That’s the least of his worries.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But what that means is the least of their concerns.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the cost is the least of Lear’s worries.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Talk about not reading the room — and that was the least of what’s wrong with it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
  • And what happens in film is in some ways the least of my worries.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Van Hove is many things, but the least of them is a playwright.
    David Benedict, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In a sense, though, these larger structures are the least of it.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Dirt and mud coming in the house—that’s the least of our worries.
    Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
  • That kind of cooking feels like the least of a chore of maybe any kind of cooking.
    Paul Rhodes, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
  • My power had went out for a while, which is the least of the f–king worries.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 May 2025
  • Luckily, her face scar is the least of all of it — some scars still on the arms.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • But after what went down in this week's episode, that would be the least of his problems.
    Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The tire Nick had cautioned me about is the least of my concerns.
    Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
  • Johnson was the least of their O-line concerns.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Wear and tear from travel is the least of baseball’s concerns.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But the snide comments and questions were the least of what the girls endured.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • And as of right now, fundraising appears to be the least of their worries.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 28 May 2025
  • So much has since crumbled, not the least of which is his business empire.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Sure this is the least of our worries but is something done about anything else?
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Tariffs may also be the least of the trade world’s worries.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
  • At this moment, though, that is the least of the Celtics’ concerns.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • However, when sparks fly, school is the least of their problems.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For today’s Welles purists, that would be the least of their concerns.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Controlling the weather was the least of it.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Ideally not, but the least of your problems.
    Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • And to be honest, with many of my patients there, their health was the least of their concern.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Ghostface is the least of Scream 7’s problems.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Yet the case of the missing artifact is the least of their worries.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026

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