Explore Less through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like more or little. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Less in a sentence
Related words
Less meaning
- comparative degree of little
- Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
- To a smaller extent or degree.
Using Less
- The main meaning on this page is: comparative degree of little | Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs. | To a smaller extent or degree.
- Useful related words include: more, little, inferior, fewer.
- In the example corpus, less often appears in combinations such as: and less, less than, less and.
Context around Less
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Less
- In this selection, "less" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cents, receive, intelligent, money, confident and energy stand out and add context to how "less" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 cents less than a, 25 cents less than this, less money, less likely and spend less. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "less" sits close to words such as again, given and north, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with less
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Less intelligent, less articulate and less sophisticated. (7 words)
There will be less food, less medicine, and less school across the land. (13 words)
With less vehicles on the road, there are less claims and therefore less complaints. (14 words)
Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight is 3 cents less than a week ago, 20 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than this time last year. (43 words)
Vance may be less bombastic on stage than Trump, he may sound more thoughtful, he may be a little drier, a little more policy-focused but that doesn’t mean that he is any less dangerous and less extreme than his boss. (42 words)
I agree with the critics that there’s more to life than economic growth and that politicians and economists should give less attention to growth and more to the many less tangible, less well-measured social factors that also affect our wellbeing. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Psychologically, they feel less socially connected, less productive and valued, less confident, less optimistic about the future — and much less motivated – compared to those who consider retirement to be a time to pursue new goals.
Society so often expects women to shrink themselves, to be 'less' both physically and mentally - less outspoken, less muscular, less confident.
In Britain its most distinctive national sport is now much less played, less watched, less followed and less enjoyed.
And researchers can tweak the technologies to identify which designs might produce more purified water and less waste, consume less energy, and/or cost less.
Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight is 3 cents less than a week ago, 20 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than this time last year.
There will be less food, less medicine, and less school across the land.
We are so eager that all scientific research result in ‘positive findings’ that it has become progressively less adventurous and more predictable, and therefore discovers less and less that is a truly significant advance in scientific thinking.
California is less safe, less affordable and less energy independent today because of the reckless policies she championed in her time serving our state.
Large majorities reported feeling less drained (79%), less stressed (78%) and less anxious (72%) as a result of spending part of the week working from home.
That is vital money taken away from Scotland's public services - meaning less money available for the NHS and schools, less money to tackle poverty, and less money to help families with the cost of living.
The reduction in units sold represents a deadweight loss to the economy, split between losses experienced by consumers (higher costs mean they can afford less) and sellers (higher prices mean they sell less and make less revenue).
They receive less encouragement to run from friends and family and nonpolitical sources, but they also receive less encouragement to run from political sources, and it is the case that political elites are less likely to recruit women as candidates.
Vance may be less bombastic on stage than Trump, he may sound more thoughtful, he may be a little drier, a little more policy-focused but that doesn’t mean that he is any less dangerous and less extreme than his boss.
But then if they successfully pull off a scaled-back Games next year, it could be a start of a new, less costly, less extravagant and less insane Olympics.
I agree with the critics that there’s more to life than economic growth and that politicians and economists should give less attention to growth and more to the many less tangible, less well-measured social factors that also affect our wellbeing.
Less intelligent, less articulate and less sophisticated.
Ms Carroll says her mantra during lockdown 2.0 will be "less guilt, less stress and less pressure".
My guess is that a lot of employers will figure out that they need less real estate, less spending on utilities, less spending on liability insurance if they don't have workers come in to work.
This includes statements that one group is less than another, calling them less intelligent, less capable, or damaged.
With less vehicles on the road, there are less claims and therefore less complaints.
Phrases with less
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with less
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and less 73×
- less than 54×
- less and 38×
- are less 20×
- is less 15×
- be less 13×
- with less 12×
- or less 12×
- less money 11×
- in less 11×