several
What is the Definition of several?
Adjective:
- (used with count nouns)
- considered individually
- distinct and individual
How can I use several in a sentence?
The giant sat back down on the sofa, which sagged under his weight, and began taking all sorts of things out of the pockets of his coat: a copper kettle, a squashy package of sausages, a poker, a teapot, several chipped mugs, and a bottle of some amber liquid that he took a swig from before starting to make tea.
Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister, but they had not met for several years; in fact, Mrs. Dursley pretended she did not have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.
Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it did not just bang, it went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside exploded a rear admiral's hat and several live, white mice.
The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
She let Harry watch television and gave him a bit of chocolate cake that tasted as though she would had it for several years.
Other meanings of several (synonyms, cognates).
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