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Example Sentences

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The world and the sport will be a far lesser place without him.''

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Qatar and Oman were targeted to a lesser extent.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Members of the trial team refused to sign paperwork allowing Kirk to plead to a lesser charge and serve probation instead of prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The current SEP IRA contribution limit for individuals over 50 is the lesser of 25% of compensation or $72,000, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The quarry was on a hillside, not the calm and pleasant Chamundi Hill, but another, lesser hill, bare and rocky, with here and there a few clumps of prickly pear.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya