LEAST in a Sentence

Learn LEAST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
356 example sentences for LEAST, such as:
1. Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least.
2. The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
3. He is not in the least interested in abstract art.
4. I don't give a shit on your care the least about me.
5. If I am not able to help you,at least I can be with you.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of LEAST
least
 n.  something that is of no importance
 ad.  used to form the superlative
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
2  If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least devote his life to revenge.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
3  By means of this I had access to at least one spot in this great city where I could rely upon being free from interruption.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
4  He would, probably, for a time at least, continue to perform his duties.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
5  All of them came to look at Snowball's drawings at least once a day.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
6  If they had no more food than they had had in Jones's day, at least they did not have less.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
7  If they went hungry, it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they worked hard, at least they worked for themselves.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X
8  "At least so my dentist told me," she concluded.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 2
9  It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
10  There at least he was not denied admittance; but when he came in, he was shocked at the change which had taken place in the doctor's appearance.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
11  If your master has fled or is dead, we may at least save his credit.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
12  DEAR LANYON, You are one of my oldest friends; and although we may have differed at times on scientific questions, I cannot remember, at least on my side, any break in our affection.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
13  Not the least disguise toned down or shaded off that uncompromising fact in the landscape.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
14  At least I mean to father, when Merrylegs was always there.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
15  Cheerless and comfortless, boastfully and doggedly rich, there the room stared at its present occupants, unsoftened and unrelieved by the least trace of any womanly occupation.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
Example Sentence: (146 in 10 pages)
1  I hope at least my daughter was able to offer you some useful pointers.
2  I don't give a shit on your care the least about me.
3  There is not the least element of truth in his account of what happened.
4  He may not always achieve greatness but at least he's a trier.
5  The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.
6  All adult dogs are routinely wormed at least every six months.
7  Leave the sauce for at least one hour to allow the flavours to blend together.
8  The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
9  If I am not able to help you,at least I can be with you.
10  The book caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the students.
11  We'd fade into someone at least one time in life,not for any result,company,ownership even love,just for meeting you in my most beautiful days.
12  The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
13  Aim to arrive at check-in at least two hours before departure.
14  He is not in the least interested in abstract art.
15  As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least wit are the greatest babblers.