only a few
Example Sentences
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It can provide electricity for only a few hours a day, and people avoid its flattened currency in favor of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Neel Sannappa, chair of the California Democratic Party’s progressive caucus, said Raman was stymied by getting into the race late and having only a few months to campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Polls show Sanchez and Fujimori separated by only a few percentage points, with crime and insecurity dominating voter concerns.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The device relies on ultra-thin materials that are only a few atoms thick.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
José’s children are still babies, but León’s and Flora’s boys are only a few years younger than me.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
