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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use few words in a sentence

“A few words and we fell in love,” she says, the smile of her teenage years returning to her face.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They only want a few words, more a haiku than a work of fiction.
Rich People Want You to Work for Free|Ted Gioia|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a deliberative conversation, and he tries to get as much meaning into as few words as possible.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Usually a rancher of few words, when it comes to the Border Patrol, Art has a lot to say.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Later that day, she had just enough energy to type a few words on her Facebook profile: “Feeling complete.”
Obamacare Now Pays for Gender Reassignment|Kaiser Health News|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few words explained his errand; but the brave Englishman would hardly hear it to the end.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Felipe had leaped out of the carriage, and after a few words with the old Capitan, had hurried with him into his house.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Guilelessly, the old man, in a few words, had swept away the barrier Mary and I had raised between us.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
A few words about the interior of Stradivari's instruments; one kind of work is perceptible in all of them.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
A few words will suffice to explain the general scope of those alterations.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various