How to Use fewer in a Sentence

fewer

adjective
  • That's three more runs than last year and seven fewer passes.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The Marlins have been held to two runs or fewer in seven straight.
    — George Henry, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Voth has allowed three runs or fewer in every start this season.
    — Chron, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The omakase lunch is similar to the dinner, but comes with fewer apps.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2023
  • In nine of them, Greene pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto’s first five starts.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
  • Keller has allowed three runs or fewer in five of his last six starts following a brief stint in the bullpen.
    — Will Graves, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2022
  • There are simply far fewer people old enough to be in the high-risk categories.
    — Kehinde Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The right-hander has surrendered three runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts.
    — Chron, 17 July 2022
  • All six of the Giants’ wins have been decided by eight points or fewer.
    — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
  • East High’s decline was smaller, a change of six fewer students.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The series sits 5-5, with six games decided by eight points or fewer.
    — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But as in much of the rest of the country, fewer people bike to work in Davis with each passing year.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There were fewer deflections and not many plays where hustle plays on defense led to easy points at the other end.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2023
  • That left Frost’s record in games decided by eight points or fewer at 5-20.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022
  • In short, fewer OHVs, making less noise and kicking up less dust.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Research suggests that Australia had fewer gun deaths after those laws were passed.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
  • That streak is over, but the Bills snapped a seven-game skid in games decided by seven points or fewer.
    — Noah Trister, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
  • And forcing down prices may mean fewer new drugs in the long run, just as rent controls tend to reduce the supply of housing.
    — Greg Ip, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Melton allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 10 starts, giving up three runs in the other two outings.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022
  • Six of the last seven meetings between these teams have ended with a margin of seven points or fewer.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Each of their five games have been decided by six points or fewer and each one came down to the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Twelve of the 16 meetings have been decided by three runs or fewer, with each team winning six of those games.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Miami, which managed three hits, has dropped a season-high seven in row and has been held to two runs or fewer in eight straight.
    — George Henry, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Five of their 12 games have been decided by 3 points or fewer, and the Huskies have won each of the last two.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The solution has led to process efficiencies – fewer people required to do the same amount of work.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The Bears went 5-7 last year and were 0-5 in games decided by seven points or fewer.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Prior to that, Faedo had given up two runs or fewer and gone at least five innings in the first seven starts of his career.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2022
  • And fewer people were taking the bus or train, a pattern that has worsened since the beginning of the pandemic.
    — WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Recessions are a sure-fire way to reduce demand for gas and oil, as fewer people have jobs to commute to and less money to spend on travel.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'fewer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: