✋few

adjective
/fjuː/

Meaning

A small number of; not many.

Example Sentences

Only a few students attended the class.

Example Expressions

a lucky few

Synonyms

some, several, a handful, a small number

Antonyms

many, numerous, plenty

Collocations

a few days, very few, few people, quite a few

More Example Sentences

A boy writes a thank-you card for his favorite teacher at the end of the school year to show his appreciation for her kindness and the extra help she gave him with reading during the difficult first few months of class

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer but never published his work

A boy writes a thank-you card for his favorite teacher at the end of the school year to show his appreciation for her kindness and the extra help she gave him with reading during the difficult first few months of class and he decorates the card with drawings and stickers

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer but never published his work fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of them.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely

A boy writes a thank-you card for his favorite teacher at the end of the school year to show his appreciation for her kindness and the extra help she gave him with reading during the difficult first few months of class and he decorates the card with drawings and stickers then hands it to her on the last day of school

A boy writes a thank-you card for his favorite teacher at the end of the school year to show his appreciation for her kindness and the extra help she gave him with reading during the difficult first few months of class and he decorates the card with drawings and stickers then hands it to her on the last day of school and she reads it with a warm smile on her face

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

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