an amount
Example Sentences
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DNA inherited from this lineage makes up approximately 1% of the modern human genome, an amount similar to the proportion inherited from Neanderthals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Patients are no longer responsible for those bills, but their insurers battle doctors over how much they will have to pay, with each side proposing an amount to arbitrators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
You have all these characters that are literally standing up to oppression and fascism, and those who are in power and they show an amount of corruption that you think only happens in books.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
At this point in their construction, the couple’s lender, Onity Mortgage, is now withholding only about $75,000 of their insurance payout, but Singh called it an amount that remains crucial for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He poured in so generous an amount that Dove’s white lashes quivered with anticipation.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
