that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

Examples of that many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The opposite happened: people were so uncomfortable doing nothing that many opted to give themselves small electric shocks instead. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 10 June 2024 But Beasley noted that many in the Black LGBTQ community have felt disconnected from the events. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2024 The $405 million (374 million euro) metal barrier was put up along a 180-kilometer (110-mile) stretch of border under Poland’s previous conservative government in 2022, part of efforts to curb large inflows of migrants that many in the EU want to reduce. Rafal Niedzielski and Czarek Sokolowski, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024 Shortages have meant that many people the world over are dying in needless pain. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for that many 

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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