a number

Example Sentences

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A trillion is a number so large it stops being a number and becomes an abstraction, something inconceivable.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

During the visit she saw first-hand a number of projects and met children and their families.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

One of the biggest unsolved problems in physics centers on a number known as the cosmological constant.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Sports documentarian Nikki Spetseris is the director here and offers up a number of historians to fill in what the newsreels and copious archival materials don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

That year, a number of papers ran articles about her, billing her as “Clever Mrs. Elizabeth Friedman...Govt. Cipher Expert.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield