few vs a few

few

Definitions

adjective

  1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

noun

  1. a small elite group

Examples

Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.

By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.

It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions.

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a few

Definitions

adjective

  1. more than one but indefinitely small in number

Examples

By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.

Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions.

What do a few lives matter now if we can find new, unpolluted territories and new ways to survive?

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