How to Use least in a Sentence
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That, at least, was half right.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Or, at least, not us right now.
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Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Or at least told they should be freed.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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For them, at least, the past was past.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The strait may be open, at least for now.
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Sohel Uddin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Well, four out of five of them, at least.
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Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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At least in the short term, to buy some time?
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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But at least, maybe, the weight room will be very cold.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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That ball was at least 500 feet.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Looks like there will be at least one more green-lap pit stop.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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Yoshida at least got a piece of it.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Well at least for a little while.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Texas can exhale, at least for now.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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There are at least two ways to respond.
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Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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At least she's got good balance.
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Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Or at least things like rice, coconut maybe.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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And, at least here on Earth, life arose and evolved.
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Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cates, at least, has upped his scoring.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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At least eight crew members have been killed.
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Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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But hey, at least the town church survived?
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Kelly Martinez,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But let’s at least start trying to pay for them.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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This, at least, was not a rout like Week 1.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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At least not for the rest of 2025.
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Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Drones are far cheaper — at least, for a longer show.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Hey, there’s at least food on the table, isn’t there?
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, Poa has not—yet, at least—won the case.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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At least half the homes where the refugees took shelter were bombed.
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Marc Santora Tyler Hicks,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2024
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The writing has been on the wall here for at least a full year.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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But he's had at least four targets in three of his last four games.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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At least Latvia has the coolest uniforms.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
- Who was the least at fault in the case?
- That was the least important of her reasons.
- He asked me to help him when I least expected it.
- That was the least interesting book I have ever read.
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That, said, at least one trend emerges.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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At least three agents have their guns drawn.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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At least three rounds were fired, sources said.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Stay away from the nest for at least a day.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Plan to space them at least 4 feet apart.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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Eight of the nine starters had at least one hit.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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That took me at least 10 tries.
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Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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And who we’re trapped with for at least three more years.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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That would give Márquez at least one more start.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Keep it at least 20 feet away from your home.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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At least one more student sprung free.
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Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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There were at least two mass shootings.
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Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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But Shrone asked to stay home at least one day last week.
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April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Train vines up a trellis of at least 5 feet tall.
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Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most lawn grasses need at least six hours of full sun to be their best.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was believed to be at least 90.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
Washington Post,
16 May 2026
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Thirteen Toreros have made at least one start.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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From there on, our cars must have at least eight or nine years of life cycle.
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James Morris,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Save at least 10% when booking flights with miles.
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Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Allow the feeder to soak for at least one hour.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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The attack left at least four dead and eight wounded.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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At least three cruise ship passengers have died so far.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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The plywood remained for at least one year.
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Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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At least one car was trapped beneath the rubble.
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Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Both winner and guest must be at least 21 years of age.
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AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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At least three stretchers were taken to the scene.
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Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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