English example sentences with "less"

Learn how to use less in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.

Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.

You are not less pretty than her.

You must be less impatient.

Some people look down on others because they have less money.

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

More haste, less speed.

It sounds strange, but it is true none the less.

The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.

Each party shall consist of not less than fifteen people.

Are you creating for us a future world where there is a greater danger of skin cancer, weakened bodies, less food and fewer plants and animals?

No less than 100 people attended the meeting.

Every one of us is more or less interested in art.

When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.

You're much less likely to get a good position if you don't speak English.

I cannot speak English, much less Spanish.

The more you drink, the less careful you will be.

One person more or less doesn't make much difference.

I'll finish the work in a week or less.

I shall see him in less than a week.

Count as one fractions of half a yen and over, but ignore those of less.

This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.

I do not love him the less for his faults.

If you drive with anything less than extreme caution, you're risking your life.

Mr Young has no less than six cars.

Less noise, please.

Do you have less expensive ones?

Do you have anything less expensive?

Do you think you could make a little less noise?

Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.

Fires are less frightening today than they once were, because more and more houses are built of concrete, and concrete houses do not burn as easily as the old wooden ones.

Mike earns no less than three hundred dollars a day.

I was disappointed to see that my bonus was a bit less than I was expecting.

I can't even read French, much less speak it.

Bill has not less than six dollars.

It is neither more nor less than absurd.

Tom has less money than his brother does.

Which car is less crowded?

The population of Germany is less than half that of the United States.

Everyone is more or less interested in art.

Everyone more or less likes showing off in public.

Everyone was more or less interested in the arts.

You should smoke less.

He is nothing less than a thief to do such a thing.

I cannot take less.

They are more or less the same size.

It is nothing less than an insult to her.

It is nothing less than an invasion.

It was nothing less than a miracle.

It was less than fifty dollars.

It is none the less true.

And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.

The more you read the book, the less you will understand it.

Not less than 10 people were arrested for being involved in the riot.

The couple have no less than seven children.

The city can be reached in less than 20 minutes by car from here.

The escape was nothing less than a miracle.

The baby cannot even walk, much less run.

The more difficult the questions are, the less likely I'll be able to answer them.

That watch is less expensive than this one.

I finished the work in less than an hour.

No less than three hundred dollars was needed for the work.

The author is seventy, but he's no less productive than he was twenty years ago.

The lecture was very long, but I enjoyed it none the less.

There are no less than two hundred trees in the park.

So far no less than 100 people have died of the plague.

The movie was less funny than the book.

No less than 3 men fell in that race.

The hike will take no less than eight hours.

The more I think of it, the less I like it.

You can get there in less than thirty minutes.

It'll take not less than one hour to go there.

George weighs not less than 70 kilograms.

Single people enjoy more freedom to do what they want and enjoy living a less restricted social life.

Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.

What Jane said made the atmosphere less tense.

Jean is something less than an expert pianist.

I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David.

The operation of a computer keyboard requires less effort than that of a manual typewriter.

Would you show me a less expensive camera than this one?

This is in effect less expensive than that.

I know more or less about the rules of this game.

This book is not less amusing than that one.

I bought this book for less.

This book is less large than that one.

This hat is less expensive than that one.

We had less snow this winter than we had expected.

She completed the trip in less than 20 hours.

This car is running less smoothly than it used to.

This dictionary contains not less than fifty thousand words.

This watch is less expensive than that one.

This attempt has been less than a complete success.

This desk cost me no less than 30000 yen.

This soda is less sweet than that.

This camera is less expensive than that one.

There are no less than five hundred students here.

It is no less than two hours' walk from here.

Kate is no less charming than her sister is.

Once gold was less valuable than silver in Japan.

They have less rain in Egypt than in Japan.

Americans may regard shy people as less capable than those who are not shy.

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