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Example Sentences

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Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis told the student newspaper that he didn’t want an A at Yale to be seen as lesser than those of its competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"The Royal Regiment of Artillery and the wider British Army is a lesser place without her. I could not be more sorry nor saddened by her loss," he added.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The trend was reflected -- albeit on a lesser scale -- elsewhere in the region.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The fact that he continues to struggle to break through while many far lesser talents succeed says something about both the industry and our culture at large.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

It is time to confess that I have for many years struggled with one of the lesser rules of the apostrophe.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author