How to Use fewer in a Sentence

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• The Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto’s first five starts.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
• Five of their 12 games have been decided by 3 points or fewer, and the Huskies have won each of the last two.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
• But as in much of the rest of the country, fewer people bike to work in Davis with each passing year.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
• The omakase lunch is similar to the dinner, but comes with fewer apps.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2023
• The Marlins have been held to two runs or fewer in seven straight.
  — George Henry, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
• Ohtani has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 11 starts.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 22 June 2022
• In nine of them, Greene pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
• The 28-year-old right-hander, a first-time All-Star, has allowed two runs or fewer in all 16 starts.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 13 July 2022
• The Sky led and had held the Sun to 17 points or fewer in the first quarter of all four matchups between the two teams in the regular season.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022
• The Bears went 5-7 last year and were 0-5 in games decided by seven points or fewer.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Nov. 2022
• In short, fewer OHVs, making less noise and kicking up less dust.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2022
• All six of the Giants’ wins have been decided by eight points or fewer.
  — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
• Keller has allowed three runs or fewer in five of his last six starts following a brief stint in the bullpen.
  — Will Graves, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2022
• That's three more runs than last year and seven fewer passes.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• That left Frost’s record in games decided by eight points or fewer at 5-20.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022
• His touches were fewer than normal on this night, as well.
  — Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
• There are simply far fewer people old enough to be in the high-risk categories.
  — Kehinde Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2022
• Hill has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season . . .
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
• The series sits 5-5, with six games decided by eight points or fewer.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2022
• And forcing down prices may mean fewer new drugs in the long run, just as rent controls tend to reduce the supply of housing.
  — Greg Ip, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
• Twelve of the 16 meetings have been decided by three runs or fewer, with each team winning six of those games.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
• That streak is over, but the Bills snapped a seven-game skid in games decided by seven points or fewer.
  — Noah Trister, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
• Melton allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 10 starts, giving up three runs in the other two outings.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022
• The right-hander has surrendered three runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts.
  — Chron, 17 July 2022
• East High’s decline was smaller, a change of six fewer students.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
• Each of their five games have been decided by six points or fewer and each one came down to the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
• There were fewer deflections and not many plays where hustle plays on defense led to easy points at the other end.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2023
• Of course, those with fewer resources are being hit harder.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 16 June 2022
• The Buckeyes have held the Spartans to 17 points or fewer in seven straight contests, conceding just 5.6 points per game over the last five matchups.
  — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Beck said the Blue Mountain trail will be a beginner-friendly trail with fewer dips and hills than Rattlesnake trail.
  — Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2022

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