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- n. UK The pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain
Etymologies
- From a speech by Winston Churchill that included the phrase "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Few escaped of those that set themselves with the king: or according to the fuller text: Few escaped of those that alighted down on the sand by the side of the king their lord.”
The Battle of Poitiers. Of the Battle of Poitiers between the Prince of Wales and the French King
“And as long as Few is the coach, the Bulldogs should have a strong program.”
“Few from the "endowed rights" side are saying that a 100-year-old with an inoperable brain tumor should be given extraordinary and expensive care to keep the heart pumping, even after brain waves have gone flat.”
“Theo Spark at The Last of The Few is clearly losing it.”
“Few is not none, of course, and those who are anaphylactic to dairy should be very cautious.”
“The U.S. Troops [Chosin Few, etc.] rather ably repelled numerous “human wave” attacks by the Communist Chinese for years in Korea before the UN ‘POLICE ACTION’ was called off.”
“Joining us were 7 Medal of Honor recipients, numerous former POWs, Chosin Few survivors, 40 members of the Army”
“One of these gentlemen tells the lambs of his flock that three thousand men and a few women -- probably with quite an emphasis on the word "Few" -- gave one dollar each to hear their”
“The Daily Mirror says the "Few" - the fighter pilots who fought the German Luftwaffe -”
“The title A Few Acres of Snow comes from Voltaire's description of New France's territory along and around the St. Lawrence.”
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