an amount
Example Sentences
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Anyone who came was welcome to receive an amount appropriate to the size of their household, but the adult representative first had to attend a half-hour seminar covering cooking and money-saving tips.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
"The only way we could continue to run it as a two-parter would be by charging an amount for the tickets that would be unaffordable and inaccessible."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
On its own, though, the optical Kerr effect is too weak to redirect a beam of light by an amount that would be useful in practical devices.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Broadcom has disclosed that its maximum exposure under the backstop is $29 billion, an amount that decreases as lease payments come in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He poured in so generous an amount that Dove’s white lashes quivered with anticipation.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
