great quantity
Example Sentences
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The head of Lanzarote's emergency services told local media some homes had been submerged, with floodwaters leaving behind a "great quantity of mud".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
In an interview with The Associated Press, Reyes said forensic tests carried out in Danish and Canadian labs indicated a presence of “a great quantity of Cloristridium botulinum, which is incompatible with human life.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023
Echoing Andersen, Garry said NIH’s biosafety review is necessary given new discoveries of viruses that circulate in great quantity in bats and can jump easily into other animals, potentially triggering another pandemic.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Everywhere but on the north-facing slopes and in the shadowy ravines, the snowpack had melted down to bare ground, exposing the previous seasons rose hips and lingonberries, which McCandless gathered and ate in great quantity.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
