Below you will find example sentences with "few years". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Few Years in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: few
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 27
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.7 words

Words in this phrase

few years

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • few can mean: An indefinite, but usually small, number of. Common word
  • years can mean: plural of year. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the past few years we have 2× after a few years hiatus and 1× and a few years ago some 1× bandon a few years ago it 1× buying every few years and he 1× fermoy a few years ago 1× gloucester a few years back and 1× in a few years you probably 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few more 1× although the message 1× brothers firearm shop 1× but interest rates 1× dc has course 1× few people can 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few companies 1× a few weeks 1× a few years 1× and crushed it 1× dunking on me 1× ever precise diction 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

past 6× last 5× next 5× weeks 3× added 3× ago 3× having 2× cancer 2× played 2× become 2× things 2× smart 2×

Related phrases

years ago two years five years consecutive years four years few hundred recent years few weeks years old few months

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around few:

few weeks 20× few months 20× few days 20× last few 18× past few 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

few weeks few thousand few tens few quarters few months few moments

Just after it in the phrase index:

fewer people fiction main fiction stories field goal field hockey field trips

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

few hundred few weeks few months few days few quarters few examples

Same ending:

two years five years consecutive years four years recent years twenty years

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "few years" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 31.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the past few years we have, after a few years hiatus and, past, last and next stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with years ago, two years, five years, few weeks, few months and few days, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with few years

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And we can attribute that to a few premature decisions over the last few years. (15 words)

Until the past few years the robotic surgery systems market only consisted of a few companies. (16 words)

Few people can understand what they have been through in their few years of life experience. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Janey has been living with stage four ovarian cancer for the past few years and the treatment from the wonderful Scottish has kept the disease at bay, but sadly in the last few weeks the cancer has returned and there have been a few added complications. (46 words)

He added: “In the past few years we have heard so much about climate change and the demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, however while it is a good soundbite, only a few people come up with practical solutions to resolve the issues. (43 words)

In the past few years, we have introduced to a new range of services, such as Internet of Things, Smart Factory, Smart Farming, e-Sports, e-Health, autonomous driving etc. In some cases, innovations have become reality within only a few years. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

The rest of the cast is filled out with actors who have performed for at least several years with Riverside Shakespeare, some returning after a few years hiatus and others having been in the last few years productions.

Janey has been living with stage four ovarian cancer for the past few years and the treatment from the wonderful Scottish has kept the disease at bay, but sadly in the last few weeks the cancer has returned and there have been a few added complications.

The past few years have seen more than a few former punks shift toward rootsier styles, but few have the kind of credibility of the Spurs, whose members have played in Portland punk bands since the 1980s.

Tutors meet with their learning partners for a few weeks, a few months or a few years, depending on the needs and availability.

We’re very worried Midleton will be forgotten next week, it was Bandon a few years ago, it was Fermoy a few years ago.

Although the message was written a few years before he would become the second-highest scoring player of all time, the court legend wrote: "In a few years you probably will be dunking on me.

In the past few years, we have introduced to a new range of services, such as Internet of Things, Smart Factory, Smart Farming, e-Sports, e-Health, autonomous driving etc. In some cases, innovations have become reality within only a few years.

It is a thoroughly lowering and unsparing exposition of the plight we now find ourselves in. “What happens now and in these next few years will profoundly affect the next few thousand years,” Attenborough says with that ever precise diction.

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But interest rates have risen, so a high debt ratio may be more of a problem in the next few years than it was in the past few.

DC has course-corrected and changed plans a few times in the last few years, which a successful Superman reboot would avoid.

He added: “In the past few years we have heard so much about climate change and the demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, however while it is a good soundbite, only a few people come up with practical solutions to resolve the issues.

Kriel is one of the few with European experience, having played in the Champions Cup during his time with Gloucester a few years back and he will want to help his side on his return.

Until the past few years the robotic surgery systems market only consisted of a few companies.

Few people can understand what they have been through in their few years of life experience.

That can’t happen against better rushing attacks going forward this season — the Commanders, Eagles, and Ravens to name a few — and it can’t continue to be a problem in the next few years.

These last few years, the city's truly opened up to cuisines from all over the globe, with foreign chefs nabbing top spots on dining lists and earning a few Michelin stars.

A few more broken windows have been added to the building at the western edge of the campus for example, and a few years ago some trees got chopped down, one of which collapsed atop the baseball backstop and crushed it.

And we can attribute that to a few premature decisions over the last few years.

Brothers Firearm Shop co-owner Travis Chiasson said the store sees an increase in panic buying every few years, and he's optimistic things will return to normal in a few weeks.

He was just a few years removed from an incredible MVP season in which he led his team to a 15-1 mark and a few crucial plays from a possible Super Bowl title.

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