an amount

Example Sentences

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People can demand a specific refund amount or can indicate they want a “protective refund” for an amount to be determined later, Collins said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

It is an amount that very few Gazans can afford.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Researchers in Finland have achieved a major advance in ultra-sensitive measurement technology by detecting an amount of energy smaller than one zeptojoule, less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The mechanics were straightforward: Set bail at an amount the defendant cannot pay and the result is the same as ordering detention outright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Or had it really been so short an amount of time?—you could hear the wind rushing in an open window, a wind that dropped a few small, spiky leaves to the floor.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness