number

Example Sentences

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A growing number report vessels are running out of food, while 200 seafarers wanted help getting off a ship to go home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Nor is that number stable at many courses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A small number of vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“If a high number of those children are not getting the follow-up care, we may just be fooling ourselves and checking a box,” Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It turned out to be two drab gray shirts, each sporting a weird number on the pocket.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin