numbers
Example Sentences
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Above all, men have taken to facial hair—mustaches and beards, and usually both together—in loosely counted but clearly large numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A motion to call one will not be submitted until they are certain they have the required numbers, but that could be where this dramatic story is heading next.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
But numbers provided by officials have fluctuated wildly.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Various reports say about one-third of American men are fully bearded, with the numbers inching toward half if you count goatees and heavy stubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But in my head all I can see are the hot-pink numbers written on the car windshields, and the man in the parka who said “Have a good life” to me and Mom.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
