Sentence examples for few invented from inspiring English sources

The few invented people in the novel (especially Littlewood's mistress, Anne, and Hardy's soldier lover, Thayer) suffer by comparison.

But basketball is one of the few invented sports that Naismith, who was born in Canada, devised to meet a challenge from his boss at the Y.M.C.A. to keep young men engaged in an indoor sport.

An account of this coinage in Word Study, a newsletter published by Merriam-Webster in 1948, noted: "Few deliberately invented words have gained such wide currency, and many people will be surprised to learn that it is just over a century old".

Very few technologies invented at universities qualify for venture capitalist investments.

And he has already invented a few inventions, like a recordable alarm clock, a 360-degree lens for a smartphone camera, and honking handlebars ("handlebars that honk", he explains) for a child's scooter.

Instead they seek to manage its consequences, and a few are inventing ways to shrink gracefully.

But on the whole very few people invent a new type of chair, even if many, in their search for novelty, employ unusual materials, such as carbon or flax fibre, or innovative techniques, including 3D printing.

But until long-distance transport was invented, few people would have come across members of other races.

Though some cynics might assume that a few holidays were invented inside the corporation's walls, there was a surprising, undeniable romance to the place.

Over the next few weeks, I invented fine culinary delights every day in my parents' kitchen.

However, because the real Boone was a man of few words, Filson invented florid, philosophical dialogue for this "autobiography".