fewer in English

adjective

1

a small number of.

may I ask a few questions?

2

used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.

he had few friends

synonyms: scarce, scant, meager, insufficient, in short supply, thin on the ground, few and far between, infrequent, uncommon, rare, negligible

adjective

• not many, hardly any, scarcely any, a small number of, a small amount of, one or two, a handful of, little
• scarce, scant, meager, insufficient, in short supply, thin on the ground, few and far between, infrequent, uncommon, rare, negligible

Use "fewer" in a sentence

1. Fewer horses, fewer horse-thieves!

2. We have fewer and fewer tribesmen.

3. The fewer sent, the fewer would be endangered.

4. Broth has fewer calories than stock but fewer nutrients as well

5. Fewer children every day.

6. Four fewer fingernails to clean.

7. Fewer people, bigger air pocket.

8. 11 As autumn advances the days close in and the hours of light become fewer and fewer.

9. Just some wandering pack, only fewer.

10. Women commit fewer crimes than men.

11. The fewer the words, the better.

12. The result is fewer receptor molecules.

13. Drink more water, fewer sugary beverages.

14. If we served more soft drinks, there would be fewer hangovers and, more importantly, fewer drink-driving incidents.

15. But as these countries gradually, if fitfully, merge into the global market economy, fewer and fewer such barriers exist.

16. With 12 or fewer, pass or raise.

17. Sacla has 6,195 fewer employees than Barilla.

18. 10 The Tories have also put on their blinkers, choosing fewer candidates from working-class origin and fewer Etonians.

19. His fewer statements lack that old zing.

20. 1 Women commit fewer crimes than men.

21. Now, when we go, fewer and fewer businesses close for siesta, reflecting the advance of global corporations and 24-hour competition.

22. Fewer than 40 percent would finish elementary school.

23. The detective discovered no fewer than 35 fingerprints.

24. However, you may claim fewer Allowances than this

25. Do they receive fewer benefits than full-timers?

26. So a better perspectives have fewer local optima.

27. Inland, gales average fewer than six days annually.

28. Are we better off with fewer medical products?

29. Better fit causes fewer wrinkles and less Bagginess

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31. Something that Abates becomes fewer or less intense

32. Fewer people make it out to the peninsula.

33. Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.

34. Need fewer poor people, black people, disabled people?

35. Bucketing results in fewer exchanges (and so stages).

36. By 1995, fewer than 500 cases of Babesiosis

37. Fewer students are opting for science courses nowadays.

38. Far fewer houses for example lack basic amenities.

39. Most people have speech, but significantly fewer have writing.

40. No fewer than 10 students were absent through illness.

41. There are fewer tatty schools and run - down hospitals.

42. 4 The detective discovered no fewer than 35 fingerprints.

43. Fewer factory workers are losing fingers or getting sick.

44. By the late 1880s, fewer than 1,000 Bison remained

45. Her admirers were fewer, and fatter, and less ardent.

46. Controlled fusion has fewer obvious negative aspects than fission.

47. Regretfully, fewer people than east to west to reply.

48. Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.

49. That nine percent drop meant roughly 400,000 fewer Births.

50. 26 Fewer people smoke these days than used to.