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a few

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. a few(a), a couple of(a)adjective

    more than one but indefinitely small in number

    "a few roses"; "a couple of roses"

Wiktionary

  1. a fewpronoun

    A small number of things

ChatGPT

  1. a few

    "A few" generally refers to a small number of something, typically more than one but not many, somewhat around three to five. However, the exact quantity can be subjective and depends on the context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a few in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a few in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of a few in a Sentence

  1. Paradise Mayor Jody Jones:

    There are very few homes still standing and we've been in multiple different neighborhoods this afternoon.

  2. Justin Silverman:

    Let's Plays aren't our thing (except for our first episode). We let guys like JonTron, PBG, and Continue take the lead on Let's Plays. I doubt we would even be that entertaining voicing them. We're more into informative humor and skits. We might do some specials down the line or possibly some sort of Live-Stream with us playing games, but not in the next few months.

  3. Omar Zamora:

    I believe Tuesday (March) 31st, we had a group of seven immigrants which is quite a few illegal immigrants to be hiding in the back of some of these air dams.

  4. Dan Gainor:

    The best thing he can do is drop out of sight for a bit. If Trump wins, it will go hard on him, if he loses, media will let Billy do penance by embracing a few liberal causes and doing the equivalent of going through reeducation.

  5. President Biden:

    Just the other day former President Trump announced he had gotten his booster shot. That may be one of the few things he and I agree on, let me be clear, thanksto the prioradministrationand our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine.


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