one or two

idiom

: a few
I have a problem with one or two provisions in the contract.

Examples of one or two in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Online reservations are required, with prices ranging from free admission to $95 per person for the supper club package, which is offered one or two Thursday nights a month. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024 An attorney representing the government argued that, while the statute allows for people to be sentenced to up to 20 years for obstruction, prosecutors have only sought sentences of one or two years in the Jan. 6 cases. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 New Jersey, Wisconsin, Missouri and Georgia also had at least one or two cases reported. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024 Among the many hard truths for those trying to enter America's brutal housing market, here's one: Baby boomers continue to own many of the country's large houses, even after their households have shrunk to one or two people. Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024 Commissioners said the project was too immense for an area where only one or two homes per acre are called for under the town’s land-use plan, and no affordable-housing units were proposed. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024 But strong reports like Monday's, which showed U.S. shoppers increased their spending at retailers last month by more than expected, have traders broadly forecasting just one or two cuts to rates this year, according to data from CME Group. Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024 There’s a chance one or two more could try to fire up, but there may be somewhat higher odds that nothing more develops. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024 This means taxpayers with one or two children may see a lower credit for their children under age 17 than in 2021. Katherine Roth, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024

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“One or two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20or%20two. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.

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