amount
Example Sentences
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And somebody once told me that the distance between your public and private self is the amount of shame that you carry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“If I call him, he’ll do it—for a huge amount less. Why? Because they like me, they respect me.”
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"Some of the things you said to her did... amount to additional degradation and humiliation of her."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
You’ve developed a thoughtful retirement plan that takes into account both the amount of money you’ll need and how to allocate it across investments and liquid income sources.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“It’s a very special book. No amount of lock picking would have gotten them through that glass.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing amount
Measurement and Data, List 1
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Measurement and Data
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