large numbers

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Brian Barbetta: People expect the law of large numbers to catch up with companies whose revenue is growing by 15%-plus a year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Unyielding Royalists, who called themselves Cavaliers, immigrated in large numbers to Virginia as refugees during the period of Puritan rule in Britain in the 1640s and ’50s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Researchers uncovered 23 hearths containing large numbers of crushed and burned fragments of green mineral.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Any state collapse could also pose a challenge to the Trump administration if large numbers of Cubans fled the country, particularly towards the US.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Taiwan’s aborigines had the island largely to themselves until mainland Chinese began settling in large numbers within the last thousand years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond