- present participle of number.
numbering
Example Sentences
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Nepal has buried more than 1,200 bodies, carefully numbering and tagging them so they can be retrieved if a DNA match is found.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bumblebees, by comparison, build nests underground in soil or leaf litter, and their colonies are much smaller, usually numbering between 50 and 500 individuals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The group, currently numbering 12, envisages growing food to sell, holding workshops and retreats - and even setting up a "granny agency" to look after children.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Cepeda was central to Petro’s signature plan, Total Peace, designed to de-escalate conflict with the country’s hybrid groups that are part insurgencies, part drug gangs, each numbering thousands of fighters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
For its first one hundred years, it was thinly populated, rarely numbering more than ten thousand people.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
