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

Last Few in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: few
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.8 words

Words in this phrase

last few

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • last can mean: Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. Very common word
  • few can mean: An indefinite, but usually small, number of. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

over the last few months 2× again the last few episodes this 1× but the last few years have 1× during his last few weeks 1× improvements the last few weeks 1× in the last few days 1× in the last few days over 1× in the last few decades of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

over the last 2× but the last 1× dc has course 1× drama emerged and 1× few attempts have 1× i ve used 1×

Common sentence endings:

last few months 3× last few weeks 2× and far between 1× blockbuster type experiences 1× efficiency last year 1× few added complications 1×

Context words

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

years 10× weeks 5× days 5× months 4× cancer 2× added 2× week 2× community 2× nurses 2× home 2× decades 2× grown 2×

Related phrases

last traded last year few hundred few years few weeks last season last week few months last night last name

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around few:

few years 20× few weeks 20× few months 20× few days 20× past few 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

last decade las vegas largest producer largest naval largest holding largest exporter

Just after it in the phrase index:

last forever last four last month last name last names last night

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

last traded last year last season last week last night last name

Same ending:

past few relatively few select few

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "last few" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 27.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as over the last few months, again the last few episodes this, years, weeks and days stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with last traded, last year, few hundred, few years, few weeks and few months, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with last few

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

Short example sentences

There have been few, if any, improvements the last few weeks. (11 words)

Quite a few new features have been added to Threads over the last few months. (15 words)

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

Longer example sentences

This is because the 13 cases were actually tested for a few days prior, but PHW only became aware of them on September 24. We will have a far more accurate reflection of what has been going on in the last few days over the course of the next week. (50 words)

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)

Many thanks to the carers and local community nurses who supported Iain at home over the last few years and to the nurses, paramedics and support staff at Mull and Iona Community Hospital who cared for him during his last few weeks. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

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 Colorado Buffaloes star, who won last week, has found his romance with Lenee under the microscope due to a few viral moments over the last few weeks amid fans backing him to move from college football to the NFL.

Many thanks to the carers and local community nurses who supported Iain at home over the last few years and to the nurses, paramedics and support staff at Mull and Iona Community Hospital who cared for him during his last few weeks.

The science fiction series' true home has traditionally always been the small screen, but over the last few decades the franchise has grown and grown, with the last few ventures being huge blockbuster-type experiences.

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

I have been through a few of them, trying to understand why that happens, in the last few days.

Over the last few months I’ve been cutting corners and phoning it in, accepting that I’m just going to run a few cards out and call it a day.

Quite a few new features have been added to Threads over the last few months.

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There have been few, if any, improvements the last few weeks.

I’ve used ChatGPT to write more than a few opening quips for my presentations to business leaders over the last few months.

Just a few days ago, the talk was all of Liverpool going all out for the manager’s last few months.

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.

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

Drama emerged and Madison faded to the background for a few weeks, but she's appeared again the last few episodes, this time as the woman Peter loves.

This is because the 13 cases were actually tested for a few days prior, but PHW only became aware of them on September 24. We will have a far more accurate reflection of what has been going on in the last few days over the course of the next week.

Few attempts have been made by states in the last few years to create a global governance framework for cyberspace.

Over the last few days, there have been a few reports about Jolie and Pitt struggling to resolve their custody case.

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.

In the last few decades of the 20th century, novices have for most communities been few and far between.

But the last few years have been plagued with problems on the offensive end, with Pearl’s squad slipping to 46th nationally in offensive efficiency last year.

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