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Discover LudwigThe phrase “a mere few” is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase typically refers to a small quantity of something, and thus implies that the amount is insignificant or inadequate. For example, "He had been working for hours but had only accomplished a mere few tasks."
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Today's Jewish population in Egypt is a mere few dozen.
Other times it can take a mere few minutes and get me somewhere worthwhile.
Dresses for a mere few thousand dollars actually look machine-made in comparison.
Nevertheless, the early signs thus far are encouraging with a mere few weeks to go.
Although he has worked wonders in a mere few months, he has had the political winds behind him.
It's smack in the middle of the city's upscale Sanlitun neighborhood, which means that retail therapy is a mere few feet away.
And when lectures can often amount to a mere few hours per week, it's unsurprising that developing friendships with coursemates can similarly prove challenging.
The result would be to keep the rate of star formation reasonably smooth, stopping a galaxy burning itself out in a mere few billion years.
A mere few months ago, an improbably rosy horizon seemed to glow before those rich or fanatical enough to attend Broadway shows.
Her support of Weinstein is, thankfully, an aberration in the current landscape, but until a mere few days ago, and for decades now, Weinstein was an unassailable force.
Three included excursions had been planned but I felt it would be treacherous to my ancestry to spend a mere few hours with my fellow Welshmen.
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