large number

Example Sentences

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The small size and large number of works and their staging make this one of those exhibitions where viewing edges toward window-shopping—“Oh, I like this one!” or “I wish there were two of that one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But Iran's embassy to Turkey said a "large" number of managerial and executive staff and others had been denied visas, prompting a furious response.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Tickets are significantly cheaper than most major festivals, too, with a large number reserved for local residents.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But between 2018 and 2020, an Internal Revenue Service contractor leaked a large number of wealthy Americans’ tax returns to the media, and Trump’s was among them.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

That same day, similar riots broke out in cities all over Germany and in nearby Austria, where a large number of ethnic Germans lived.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti