great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

Examples of great/good many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The balanced home is an animal grace note—one of a great many across both the human and the non-human world. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024 Aside from the deliciously warm weather and miles of beaches to traverse, Myrtle Beach is also home to a great many golf courses, amusement parks, water parks, and an iconic boardwalk with a massive 187-foot-tall Ferris Wheel. Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024 The exhibit at Temple Beth El is concerned less with villains or heroes than with the great many who fell somewhere in between. Rick Rojas, New York Times, 9 May 2024 There are a great many boring tasks beyond the scope of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) but well within the capability of AI. David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024 The ACDSee Interface ACDSee has a good many buttons, menus, modes, panels, and toolbars, all of which can be overwhelming. PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 During the winter there’s a good many soups and stews eaten, and a warm yeast roll alongside makes that meal special. Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024 His father, Kurt Wolff, was a famed publisher who worked with Kafka, Jung and a great many others. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Incidentally, the Apple television also never saw the light of day, at least as an actual TV, despite creating a great many headlines. Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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