how many

idiom

—used to ask or talk about an amount

How many people were there?

I was surprised by how many people were there.

How many times do I have to tell you to lock the door?

Examples of how many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web World & Nation Is the Mexican government hiding how many people have gone missing? Feb. 15, 2024 : : Despite those numbers, immigration advocates say the app is inadequate. —

Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 The Florida Department of Children and Families would not say how many people with disabilities had lost Medicaid home health services. —

Daniel Chang, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 Here is the breakdown by city of how many homeless people were counted in 2024 and what was the percent change from 2019. —

Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024 So how many state pension funds have exposure to ByteDance? —

Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2024 The full scope of how many people are injured or die in Texas jails because of these problems will likely never be known, Gundu said. —

Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024 Gleaners chose the spot, which will primarily serve Warren and Detroit, based on how many people live there and food insecurity rates. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 But Pichai didn’t say how many signups Google had drawn to Gemini Advanced, a $20 per month subscription plan announced in February that provides access to the company’s most advanced AI chatbot. —

Paresh Dave, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2024 Also uncertain is how many ancient cities feel incentivized to audit their case. —

Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024

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