numbers
Example Sentences
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Numbers were once even greater - after a devastating famine in the mid-1990s triggered what rights groups described as a silent exodus over a more porous border with China.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Numbers like that were usually only seen in peak season such as during the August summer holidays, Yorke said.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
At Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris explained that “they were unhappy with Biden, unhappy with prices, and voted accordingly.”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
"Numbers have fallen as children have moved to different schools."
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Numbers and “science” have appeal for these people only if they’re tied to them personally.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
