How to Use few if any in a Sentence

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  • Goodyear has said few if any of the tires are still in use.
    CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • One year the tree has a large crop and the next year, few if any fruits.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Nothing less would do, but there were few if any lessons from the past to serve as our guide.
    Sally Susman, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • He’s made all the right moves, at a level few if any other pop stars this decade can match.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2022
  • There are few if any obvious signs of trouble with the project.
    Jmanning, oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But few if any have had the courage to push as far in the direction of minimalism.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But few if any are expected to fly to Cannes for the Oct. 16-19 festival.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Women’s World Cup has been an admirably clean affair, so far, with few if any cheap shots.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Environmental lawyers around the world were stunned by the ruling, which has few if any precedents anywhere in the world.
    Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2015
  • There have been few if any winning press performances in the mainstream media.
    David Zurawik, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Gilbert Perry is as advertised, a top-25 team in the nation that will find few if any challenges this season.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • These sports and activities are now year-round with very few if any, long breaks not only to let the kids' bodies rest but to let our schedules rest as well.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2023
  • There can have parity across your company and still have few if any, women or people of color at the top ranks.
    Cathrin Stickney, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2023
  • However, most gummies contain little to no sugar and a few if any carbs.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • They were released with maybe a couple hundreds bucks from the state and few if any options other than a quick slide into homelessness.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Trump’s Cabinet picks would be at the mercy of the Democratic Party, and few if any federal judges could be confirmed.
    Jason Willick, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • Therein lies the rub of a 50-seat majority: Schumer has no Democratic votes to spare, and few if any Republican votes at hand.
    Grace Segers, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Fights have erupted over the kinds of plays students can present, but few if any school districts appear to have attempted to restrict gender roles in theater.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The best puppy food is free from fillers and contains few if any, added preservatives or artificial colors.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Compounding the question of whether to leave a little extra behind once the plates are cleared is that few if any customers actually know what these workers are paid in the first place.
    Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But mines that closed generations ago operated when few if any rules were in effect.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Amazon’s decision means few if any of the nation’s large streaming services reject ads outright.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Yet like DeSantis, few if any Republicans have defended the underlying actions at the heart of the charges.
    Rick Klein, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Very few if any electric cars might qualify right away after those rules go into effect, auto experts said.
    Jack Ewing, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • But those earlier denials, made on procedural grounds, provide few if any clues to the court's view about the loan program's legality.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • While a number of cities have comparable programs, few if any other countries do what South Korea does on a national scale.
    John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • While a number of cities have comparable programs, few if any other countries do what South Korea does on a national scale.
    John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Surprisingly, there were few if any mosquitoes to worry about.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022
  • In no way does Replika imply that its textmates are conscious, and hopefully few if any of its customers think otherwise.
    Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
  • While many Western media outlets, with few if any journalists in Gaza before the war, have struggled to gain access to the territory, Al Jazeera has been recognized for its raw, searing portrayals of the death and destruction there.
    Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 May 2024

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