How to Use the least of in a Sentence

the least of

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Definition of the least ofnext
  • For Tom, the Haganah reps the least of the British worries.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Well, this is the least of the oddest aircraft mods of WW2.
    — Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2024
  • Dirt and mud coming in the house—that’s the least of our worries.
    — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
  • Van Hove is many things, but the least of them is a playwright.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
  • At this moment, though, that is the least of the Celtics’ concerns.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The tire Nick had cautioned me about is the least of my concerns.
    — Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
  • But the snide comments and questions were the least of what the girls endured.
    — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • In a sense, though, these larger structures are the least of it.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Luckily, her face scar is the least of all of it — some scars still on the arms.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The loss of his cutter was the least of Paxton’s concerns in April.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • As for Dias, this may end up being the least of his worries.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But after what went down in this week's episode, that would be the least of his problems.
    — Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There are many ways to stay cool in the summer, not the least of which is using fans to blow air across your body.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Nelsons buried Stefano in a shallow grave the next day, but that was the least of their concerns.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • But Kattan soon realized that the low sink was the least of his worries.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 July 2024
  • No playoff berth for the eighth NFL season in a row might be the least of this no-hoper-of-a-team’s worries.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • But the scorching morning rays were the least of her annoyances.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But cashing in may be the least of Ohio lottery players’ concerns.
    — Amanda Garrett, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But cashing in may be the least of Ohio lottery players’ concerns.
    — Amanda Garrett, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • Working at cross purposes should be the least of your worries.
    — Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a lot riding on the offensive, not the least of which is the need to keep Ukraine’s coalition of backers satisfied with the war’s progress.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • So forlorn country ballads may be the least of our worries.
    — David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Haphazard management of the hotel turns out to be the least of her troubles, though.
    — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The White Sox present multiple options, not the least of them a familiar face and profile in Lance Lynn.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • No offense to your prize camellia, but the garden is the least of your worries with Japanese knotweed.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Wonder awaits all who enter, and architecture is the least of it.
    — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
  • The scraping of a hatchet over his head was the least of what was done to the man, whose eyes were swollen and whose face was so battered that his jaw appeared to be broken.
    — Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
  • That alteration has many consequences, and there being two of Barry is not the least of them.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • The media is understandably the least of your concerns.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Now that these summery events are here, selecting outfits is the least of my troubles.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 June 2024

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