a few

Idioms  

1. A small number of persons or things. This phrase can differ slightly from few used alone, which means “not many.” For example, The party was to end at eight, but a few stayed on indicates that a small number of guests remained, whereas The party began at eight, and few attended means that hardly any guests came. [Late 1200s] Also see quite a bit (few).

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Example Sentences

He had not been to the grocery store for a few days and he and his friend were tired of going through boxes of old cereal.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was a few months later when the scam really escalated.

From BBC

Dimon, who has led the bank for 20 years, said he’d stay around “a few years as CEO” but didn’t provide more specifics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also set out intentions to merge dozens of local government schemes into a few large funds but has no current plans to end the guaranteed nature of the existing defined benefit plans.

From BBC

Here are a few other funny things I couldn’t work into the paragraphs above.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• individual
• numerous
• particular
• precise
• special
• specific
• specified
• various