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

Less Efficient in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: efficient
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.2 words

Words in this phrase

less efficient

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • less can mean: comparative degree of little Common word
  • efficient can mean: Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

a less efficient 300 mile 1× a slower less efficient piece of 1× although less efficient under normal 1× and arguably less efficient system allows 1× bodies become less efficient as we 1× coming back less efficient because maybe 1× in a less efficient market overall 1× it a less efficient yet convenient 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a less efficient 1× adding this new 1× all bureaucracies suffer 1× although less efficient 1× besides additional piping 1× dust hair and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a cost recovery 1× a few bucks 1× a similar rate 1× and less used 1× battery electric vehicles 1× efficient market overall 1×

Context words

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

oxygen 4× making 4× battery 3× running 3× become 2× innovative 2× 300 2× mile 2× charge 2× similar 2× prevent 2× competition 2×

Related phrases

energy efficient less attractive less expensive less frequent less money efficient way less likely slightly less spend less becomes less

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around efficient:

energy efficient 12× efficient way 10× highly efficient 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

less dependent less attractive leopard tanks leisure centre legitimate business legislature passed

Just after it in the phrase index:

less emphasis less expensive less frequent less likely less money less stable

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

less attractive less expensive less frequent less money less likely less stable

Same ending:

energy efficient highly efficient

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "less efficient" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 26.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a less efficient 300 mile, a slower less efficient piece of, oxygen, making and battery stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with energy efficient, less attractive, less expensive, energy efficient, efficient way and highly efficient, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with less efficient

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

Short example sentences

It is less efficient than any programming language and requires the exact same level of skill. (16 words)

However, such a direct construction involves more computation with large numbers, which makes it less efficient and less used. (19 words)

So bookings now that are conducted through the less efficient or older technology platforms GDS incur a cost recovery. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Besides additional piping and the switch between fuels, the head gasket was replaced by a much thicker one to diminish the compression ratio (making the engine less powerful and less efficient, but able to run on kerosene). (37 words)

Adding this new benefit on top without reforming the existing (and arguably less efficient) system allows federal employees who are new parents to take at least 20 weeks and up to a full year of paid leave. (37 words)

A less efficient 300-mile EV with a big ol' battery takes longer to charge than a more efficient 300-mile EV with a smaller pack, assuming they accept power at a similar rate. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

It is often argued that monopolies tend to become less efficient and less innovative over time, becoming "complacent", because they do not have to be efficient or innovative to compete in the marketplace.

A less efficient 300-mile EV with a big ol' battery takes longer to charge than a more efficient 300-mile EV with a smaller pack, assuming they accept power at a similar rate.

These barriers can prevent the efficient allocation of resources and limit competition and innovation, resulting in a less efficient market overall.

Although less efficient under normal conditions than the iron -rich hemoglobin of vertebrates, in cold conditions with low oxygen pressure, hemocyanin oxygen transportation is more efficient than hemoglobin oxygen transportation.

It shows that, in such a competition, the more efficient replicators increase in number at the expense of their less efficient competitors.

It’s not worth paying less for a slower, less efficient piece of technology just to save a few bucks.

Superior running economy translates into less energy (oxygen) expended at a given pace, which leads to faster times compared to a less efficient runner with a similar VO2 max.

Having been on the receiving end of more than my fair share of death threats, I’d rather defend my homestead with an AR-15 than a less efficient, less accurate gun.

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Besides additional piping and the switch between fuels, the head gasket was replaced by a much thicker one to diminish the compression ratio (making the engine less powerful and less efficient, but able to run on kerosene).

However, such a direct construction involves more computation with large numbers, which makes it less efficient and less used.

If I was running PT into a backhaul market, I'm running those miles on my own drive now and coming back less efficient, because maybe I'm not full.

It is less efficient than any programming language and requires the exact same level of skill.

So bookings now that are conducted through the less efficient or older technology platforms GDS incur a cost recovery.

We should also increase protein intake, to about 67g daily from our late 70s, because our bodies become less efficient as we age and need more nutrients.

Dust, hair and other debris can clog your radiator and prevent heat from escaping, which makes it far less efficient while having to use much more energy to try and heat your home.

For instance, it would take around five hours to fully charge a 5,000mAh battery — making it a less efficient, yet convenient alternative.

Sceptics point out the difficulties in making e-fuels fully carbon neutral and that they are less efficient than battery electric vehicles.

The breakdown of uranium, however, produces the noble gas xenon, which is a neutron absorber, making reactors less efficient.

Adding this new benefit on top without reforming the existing (and arguably less efficient) system allows federal employees who are new parents to take at least 20 weeks and up to a full year of paid leave.

All bureaucracies suffer from some amount of friction: the inevitable daily hiccups that slow down operations and make organizations less efficient.

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