Giving representative enough examples for the whole group of similar items using to name but a few

Giving representative enough examples for the whole group of similar items using to name but a few

Created:15 Oct 2023 18:27:05 , in  advanced

One can describe the whole group of items, ideas, actions, etc. that share certain property through naming just a few representative examples for the group. In English, it is done with giving some, usually more than two, exemplary items that belong to the group followed by to name but a few construction.

Examples

Here are examples of to name but a few in a sentence:

All my my best friends from school got married, John, Tom, Andy to name but a few.

Most exotic fruits are too expensive for me now. I can't afford figs, dates, lychees to name but a few.

There probably will be economic growth for some sectors, but not for manufacturing, leisure, hospitality industries to name but a few.

This post was updated on 15 Oct 2023 19:06:27

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the bear to name but   Audi to name   a lot of professional people   to name but a few   few most popular ones  

#1 Top car makers from around the world have booked their place at the show, Nissan, Toyota, but a few.

#2 We have very many car components in stock, tyres, engines, exhausts to name but a .

#3 So many great people have joined our team over the last year, John, Barbara, Frank .

#4 There are many interesting characters in this story, the fox, the hedgehog, a few.

#5 Successful and timely completion of this estate will require , plumbers, electricians, architects to name but a few.

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