How to Use fewer in a Sentence

fewer

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The omakase lunch is similar to the dinner, but comes with fewer apps.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The Marlins have been held to two runs or fewer in seven straight.
    George Henry, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Ohtani has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 11 starts.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 June 2022
  • In nine of them, Greene pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The 28-year-old right-hander, a first-time All-Star, has allowed two runs or fewer in all 16 starts.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 July 2022
  • The Sky led and had held the Sun to 17 points or fewer in the first quarter of all four matchups between the two teams in the regular season.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 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
  • In short, fewer OHVs, making less noise and kicking up less dust.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2022
  • All six of the Giants’ wins have been decided by eight points or fewer.
    oregonlive, 30 Oct. 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
  • That's three more runs than last year and seven fewer passes.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
  • That left Frost’s record in games decided by eight points or fewer at 5-20.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022
  • His touches were fewer than normal on this night, as well.
    Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There are simply far fewer people old enough to be in the high-risk categories.
    Kehinde Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Hill has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season . . .
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • The series sits 5-5, with six games decided by eight points or fewer.
    Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The right-hander has surrendered three runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts.
    Chron, 17 July 2022
  • East High’s decline was smaller, a change of six fewer students.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • Of course, those with fewer resources are being hit harder.
    Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 16 June 2022
  • The Buckeyes have held the Spartans to 17 points or fewer in seven straight contests, conceding just 5.6 points per game over the last five matchups.
    cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • San Francisco has won seven games in a row, allowing 17 points or fewer in each.
    oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2022

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