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

Less Successful in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: successful
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.8 words

Words in this phrase

less successful

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • less can mean: comparative degree of little Common word
  • successful can mean: Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

a markedly less successful and less 1× adaptive and less successful 1× also 18 less successful at discerning 1× by eliminating less successful players from 1× by having less successful players imitate 1× china was less successful 1× had a less successful stint as 1× have been less successful than military 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the main 1× former footballer and 1× he also wrote 1× he s less 1× it s best 1× legacy sequels are 1×

Common sentence endings:

a loving father 1× after evaluating them 1× and less successful 1× as a manager 1× bitters called chuncho 1× considered less significant 1×

Context words

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

people 3× players 2× adaptive 2× cooperatives 2× spend 2× self 2× others 2× posted 2× lower 2× considered 2× yet 2× process 1×

Related phrases

less attractive less expensive less frequent less money less likely slightly less spend less becomes less less stable significantly less

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around successful:

successful business 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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

Just after it in the phrase index:

lessons learned let alone let loose letter dated level crossing lewis hamilton

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "less successful" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 23.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a markedly less successful and less, adaptive and less successful, people, players and adaptive stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with less attractive, less expensive, less frequent and successful business, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with less successful

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

Short example sentences

But this did not make the guy less successful. (9 words)

He’s less successful than I am, but a decent person and a loving father. (15 words)

There will always be others richer and poorer, more and less successful, less or more talented. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

And the main reason for this is higher amortizations in relation to net sales for less successful titles, as well as lower profitability in the initial phase of the large contract related to Tomb Raider. (35 words)

Under the scenario that only involves app-based tracing, less people end up self isolating because the team assumed it would be less successful in identifying potential patients - just four people for every case. (34 words)

With virtual unanimity, those people who posted the most selfies were viewed as being less dependable, less successful, more lonely and possessing lower self-esteem than who those who posted photos taken with others. (34 words)

Question examples

When a teen dream becomes a pop sensation, what is that like for his way less successful older siblings? (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

This process may be accomplished by having less successful players imitate the more successful strategies, or by eliminating less successful players from the game, while multiplying the more successful ones.

This book discussed how individual members in a species differ and how they possess characteristics that are more adaptive and successful or less adaptive and less successful.

Legacy sequels are par for the course these days in Hollywood, from the successful (“Top Gun: Maverick”) to the less successful (“The Exorcist: Believer”).

The most successful cooperatives appear to spend a third of the extra price received on this: some less successful cooperatives spend more than they gain.

Under the scenario that only involves app-based tracing, less people end up self isolating because the team assumed it would be less successful in identifying potential patients - just four people for every case.

There will always be others richer and poorer, more and less successful, less or more talented.

With virtual unanimity, those people who posted the most selfies were viewed as being less dependable, less successful, more lonely and possessing lower self-esteem than who those who posted photos taken with others.

It’s best to think of Trump as a markedly less successful and less intelligent Armand Hammer.

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He also wrote two comedies in verse, but these were less successful and are generally considered less significant.

When Banquo asks of his own fortunes, the witches respond paradoxically, saying that he will be less than Macbeth, yet happier, less successful, yet more.

Along with the likes of The Incredible HulkThor: The Dark World is considered one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's less successful efforts.

And the main reason for this is higher amortizations in relation to net sales for less successful titles, as well as lower profitability in the initial phase of the large contract related to Tomb Raider.

But this did not make the guy less successful.

My final effort to enlist Henry in the cause of human rights in China was less successful.

Participants were also 18% less successful at discerning truth when asked about sharing right after evaluating them.

Slightly less successful is the Mucha Pasion sour, a visually stunning drink pairing pisco with passion fruit and a Peruvian version of better-known Angostura bitters called chuncho.

The new policy reflects the regime’s desire to reinforce its defenses in a context in which its offensive operations have been less successful than military leaders had anticipated.

When a teen dream becomes a pop sensation, what is that like for his way less successful older siblings?

Former footballer and Strictly Come Dancing star, Paul Merson, who made a name for himself winning trophies with Arsenal and representing England in the 1990s, had a less successful stint as a manager.

He’s less successful than I am, but a decent person and a loving father.

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