Less has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The more I get, the more I want. The more I want, the less I get. The less I get, the less I want. The less I want, the more I get. | |
| 2. | Less is less than more, and more is more than less. | |
| 3. | A 25-year-old millennial man with a high school degree or less makes an average of $29,000 per year. That's about $2,600 less than the generation before them, the Gen Xers, people aged 38 to 53, and almost $10,000 less than baby boomers, those aged 54 to 72, earned at the same age. | |
| 4. | “We have had this electronic revolution that seems to have changed adolescents’ movement patterns and encourages them to sit more, to be less active, to drive more, walk less, be less active in general and then be more involved in digital play rather than the active play,” she said. | |
| 5. | But what if the most powerful propulsion system in NASA’s toolbox produces less than one pound of thrust while reaching speeds of up to 200,000 mph? What if it costs less, carries more, and uses less fuel? | |
| 6. | A little more "us" and a little less "me". A little more kindness and a little less envy. A little more flowers in life and a little less flowers on a tomb. | |
| 7. | He writes to me less and less often these days. | |
| 8. | I recall less and less of my childhood. | |
| 9. | I became less and less interested in mathematics. | |
| 10. | It is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry. |