great number
Example Sentences
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It is also unclear what the public gets in return for paying to upkeep a great number of royal residences and palaces, though some are an important draw for tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
In the 1980s a great number of unauthorized immigrants from Caribbean and Central American countries began arriving in the United States.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025
“I’ve already heard a great number of people saying, ... ‘It’s not even, say, half of Denmark’s annual emissions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024
The fellowship of evangelical believers has become remarkably diverse, including a great number of migrant families from Asia and Central America.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023
He’d been right about that parti Then it got unnaturally quiet, and he had the sense that a great number of people were looking at him.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
