as many as

idiom

—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large

As many as 60 students competed for the prize.

They lost by as many as 20 points.

Examples of as many as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wednesday's urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed by an exploding front-passenger inflator, and as many as 58 people were injured since 2015. —

CBS News, 29 May 2024 In Europe, where as many as 61,000 people may have died in the 2022 heatwaves, people are bracing for more record temperatures in the coming summer months. —

Anastasia Moloney, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024 There, developers are knocking down small, old houses and building multistory box-like structures with as many as five bedrooms. —

Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 The plan calls for the Dali to move under the escort of as many as five tugboats after 5 a.m. local time on Monday to the Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Unified Command handling the cleanup said in a statement on Saturday. —

Brendan Murray, Fortune, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for as many as

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