- plural of million.
millions
Example Sentences
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During the Miocene, a geological period that lasted for millions of years, a vast lake covered a large portion of the continent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
A slide into poverty, pre-dating Tinubu, has continued for millions, with more than 60 percent of Nigerians now living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank, up from 40 percent in 2019.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“For too long, outdated restrictions have kept tens of millions of forested acres off-limits to the very treatments that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk to our communities,” Rollins said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She relied heavily on information found in millions of documents provided in the case from Meta, including internal research, employee emails, and chat logs, all the way up Zuckerberg.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The people who were legal “property” of presidents were among the millions of enslaved people who lived and toiled in America—and who were stuck in the shadows, too.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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