small amount
Example Sentences
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Energy-dense foods contain a relatively large number of calories in a small amount of food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
“The reality is that we areback to a very small amount of crudeversus what is needed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A small amount of foreign dairy is able to enter Canada tariff-free or at low tariff rates under set quota limits.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s a small amount of poop, and it gets onto the food.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
I only do a small amount of flish- ing in the mayor’s head; mostly it is the peoples who do the flishing.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
