How to use "few" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "few" in popular movie and book plots

  • A few days later, when the police show up at the house to investigate the wife's disappearance, they find nothing and the narrator goes free.  - The Black Cat (short story)
  • A few months later, Fergus finds Dil at a hair salon.  - The Crying Game
  • Louise thinks Scott is just losing a few pounds.  - The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • Precipice turns out to be a Utopian community of a few thousand people.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • A few years later, in the company of Bilbo and Gandalf, Frodo sails from the Grey Havens west over the Sea to the Undying Lands to find peace.  - The Lord of the Rings
  • The series was condensed into a 130-minute-long movie by combining elements from a few key episodes of the first season.  - Space Battleship Yamato
  • This is one of just a few Heinlein novels set out in this fashion.  - Starship Troopers
  • Dax lets the men enjoy a few minutes while his face hardens as he returns to his quarters.  - Paths of Glory
  • He and a few survivors commandeered a Soviet military helicopter and escaped over the heavily guarded Finnish border.  - Neuromancer
  • Sarris sets the Protector to self-destruct and departs, leaving a few sacrificial soldiers to guard the humans.  - Galaxy Quest
  • A few of the conspirators were concerned about fellow Catholics who would be present at Parliament during the opening.  - Guy Fawkes
  • A few days later, reporter Goro Maki is sailing in the area and finds the vessel intact but deserted.  - The Return of Godzilla
  • Though Hein intended that only a few Phantoms enter, his plan goes awry and legions of Phantoms invade the entire city.  - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • During the final battle to liberate Earth from Clark's regime, Ivanova is critically injured, promised only a few days to live.  - Babylon 5
  • Jeffrey follows Frank and spends the next few days spying on him.  - Blue Velvet (film)
  • A few days after the sermon, Paneloux is taken ill.  - The Plague

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