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Example Sentences

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Pincay’s total was topped by Russell Baze, who took 12,842 wins, but in a riding career that featured wins at lesser tracks against lesser competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Brokers and agents get paid commissions for each new Medicare Advantage subscriber they sign up, and a lesser amount for renewals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

“But I would venture to say that in such a meltdown scenario, SAP is probably the lesser of your concerns in terms of exposure in capital markets,” he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The south bank of the Thames was like a poor reflection of the north bank, a sort of lesser London.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood