not least

idiom

formal

: especially or particularly

We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.

Examples of not least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Still, there’s much here to appreciate, not least of which is the admirable attempt to simultaneously provide belly laughs for children and emotional resonance for adults. —

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 Back and forth Anglo’s restructuring plan came as a surprise to many, and not least to BHP, which will surely be considering its options. —

Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 May 2024 The museum’s accession of the marbles was always controversial, not least because any original documentation of Elgin’s agreements with the Turkish authorities was lost. —

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 The iridescent polish in a pearly shade was subtle, yet impossible to miss—not least because of that show-stopping bracelet that draped over Blake Lively’s fingers, making sure that, once people had clocked the diamonds, all eyes were on her luxe manicure. —

Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Glamour, 3 May 2024 Elsewhere, that personality comes through in the subtler details—not least the quirks of the production. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 May 2024 Progress has been made — President Biden’s recognition of the genocide in 2021 was seen as a major breakthrough — but a unified understanding of this history still faces major opposition, not least from Turkey, whose role in the atrocities has long been denied by the government. —

Hugh Morris, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 The president changed his surname to the more Tajik-sounding Rahmon in 2007, but the Islamic State uses the old one, not least to highlight his close ties with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. —

Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024 Rohrwacher’s movie abounds in mysteries, and her central sleuth is something of an enigma himself, not least because of the actor playing him. —

Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024

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