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If you are going to invite at least ten people to your party, then you might invite more than ten, but you will not invite less. Ten is the smallest number of people that you will invite.
I was sick a lot last year. I don't know how many days I was sick, but I think it was at least eight.I tried to call Emma at least five times last night, but she never answered. |
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We use "at least" to say that there is still one good thing even though everything else might be bad.
We didn't have any electricity last night, but at least we had candles.He did a bad thing, but at least he said he was sorry.- similar words:
- only
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