Definition of "a few" []

• Three (determiner)
• A small number of things (pronoun)

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• "“It's my day off, but I can spare a few minutes for Mr. Paragon.”"
• "There was silence for a few moments as Ms. Torrance tried to figure out what had gone wrong with her gate camera, before her voice told me that she'd be right out."
• "After a few seconds some cheesy easy-listening music began to play and the words Crushem Productions presents appeared on the screen, followed by the title, A Bug's Death, and a director's credit for one “Rarvey Hagle.”"