number

Example Sentences

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A growing number report vessels are running out of food, while 200 seafarers wanted help getting off a ship to go home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Military Service Modernisation Act sets out plans to expand the number of active personnel from around 180,000 to 260,000 by 2035.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“If a high number of those children are not getting the follow-up care, we may just be fooling ourselves and checking a box,” Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The results show a clear decline in the number of close-in giant planets as stars age.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

I found myself thinking through the conversation again, wondering who this person was, where they were located, and how they’d gotten a wrong number from their Rachel.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows