Examples of 'were fewer' in a sentence

Meaning of "were fewer"

were fewer: indicates a smaller number or quantity of something. It is used to compare two or more situations and highlight the decreased presence of a particular element

How to use "were fewer" in a sentence

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were fewer
If there were fewer greedy officers in the world.
It would have been nicer if there were fewer people.
Those present were fewer than we had expected.
I wanted to be somewhere where there were fewer people.
There were fewer rules to slow down gameplay.
Accidents caused by chemical or flammable materials were fewer.
It seems there were fewer people at the concert.
With each generation there were fewer of us.
There were fewer and fewer true believers.
It was remarked that there were fewer people than usual.
There were fewer traumatic injuries in this population.
But when there were fewer trainloads.
There were fewer demonstrators than in previous years.
Five years ago there were fewer than a million.
There were fewer and fewer required courses.

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This indicates that there were fewer premature applications.
There were fewer people and it seemed quieter.
We found that there were fewer differences.
There were fewer contrasts between the lines.
Before that there were fewer questions.
There were fewer cells in the cerebral cortex.
After a while there were fewer corrections.
There were fewer limitations of demand on the supply side.
With each hour gone there were fewer places available.
There were fewer murders last year.
For the other dimensions there were fewer recommendations.
But they were fewer than in years past.
It might be because there were fewer people.
And there were fewer manifestations in the house.
I went away and there were fewer people.
There were fewer bombs last week.
But part of it was there were fewer of them.
There were fewer activities than the previous year.
I heard his chances of success were fewer than one in a thousand.
There were fewer accidents this year than last.
When the blitz ended there were fewer casualties to study.
There were fewer banquets and more picnics.
And the burnt areas were fewer than last year.
There were fewer effects on cruiser building.
Though our options were fewer.
There were fewer people guarding the door.
Activities out of the school were fewer and decreased with time.
There were fewer consumers transacting online.
The race was swum at high tide when there were fewer pollutants.
There were fewer today than usual.
Street vendors were fewer.
There were fewer books back then.
Maybe it was just perception that there were fewer warlocks out there.
There were fewer nominations this year.
At the start of the century there were fewer than nine million.

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