How to Use much in a Sentence

much

1 of 2 adjective

• Not since the late 1970s has the total grown that much in one year.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• The mission for the Sox club clear, much like Reyes’s at-bat in the second.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Ray covered much of the rugged land on horseback and by foot.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Jokic and Murray are on too much of a roll to be stopped now.
  — oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• That is how much Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index rose this month.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 31 May 2023
• The group doesn’t see much chemistry between the Seigels, but all of the blame for that goes to him, as the sidekick who’s just there.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
• Chances are they’re all jazzed up for trick-or-treating and the chance to eat way too much candy.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 July 2023
• At the time, no one in the NFL had invested as much in receivers as the Bengals.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
• So, how much does making ice cream at home cost per pint?
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 18 July 2023
• Working on a show with them, there’s just so much trust and there’s no room for improv.
  — Hannah Jackson, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2023
• In his view, what people eat, and how much, will need to be a part of any long-term solution.
  — Koba Ryckewaert, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• Some people say not that much needs to be done to meet those criteria.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
• The owners of the Titanic used this law to limit how much they were forced to pay out after the ship sank in 1912.
  — Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• How much of your work is storytelling and how much of it is activism?
  — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
• How much do cornhole boards cost? Cornhole boards range in price from budget boards to splurges.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• Even though the team that went through the gauntlet over the weekend, as has been the case through much of the season, was not the same team that started the season with the Angels.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• My sons have never gained much weight, but sadly my daughter shares my love of all things sweet.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• Trump’s victory in Iowa and the rise of populists in Europe suggest as much.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
• In fact, she’s spent much of her life plagued by the assumption that other women don’t like her.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
• Many of us like to spend as much time in our pajamas as late as possible on the weekends, right?
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2024
• Before there wasn’t as much baggage, before so much life was lived.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 22 Feb. 2024
• His office still doesn’t know exactly how much was swiped that way.
  — Aaron Kessler, oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• How much is left for Israel, after Ukraine has taken its share?
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
• Winter sports enthusiasts have much to choose from near the East Coast, too.
  — Tom Corrigan, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
• The answer, which holds much consequence in a post-Roe world, depends on the state where that embryo resides.
  — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
• While the offense was a work in progress for much of the season, the defense carried the load, finishing second in the NFL in both points and yards allowed.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• The Navy has not disclosed how much such operations cost.
  — Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
• The area around the center, close to the Gene Snyder Freeway, is seeing much development.
  — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• Though a much more practical style option than the micro bag trend, a phone purse doesn’t carry much.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
• So maybe Campbell doesn’t have much to regret after all.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024

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much

2 of 2 adverb

• The town looks much the same.
• We left the house much as we found it.
• They both talk too much.
• The new car is much better on gas mileage.
• We came to much the same conclusion.
• They were much pleased by the compliment.
• He is much interested in the project.
• She doesn't visit her family much.
• Princess Bea’s role in the movie is much smaller than in the book.
  — Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2023
• Keep these few things in mind, and your day is sure to get off to a much better start.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
• How many Tinder Swindlers–and much worse–are on these apps?
  — Kathryn Kosmides, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
• Like so much else, the roots of today’s freight slump can be traced to the pandemic.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
• If the sound of a three-cylinder concerns you, the Buick's engine doesn't raise its voice much.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 June 2023
• The Cowboys took over at the Jets’ 37-yard line but failed to move the ball much, settling for a 55-yard field goal by Aubrey.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
• This type of shirt is much lighter, softer, and more breathable than jeans.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
• But even then, I was told that this, this, and this would be much more difficult.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• That, instead, Israel needs to be much more hard-line about it, right?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
• Don’t wait too much longer to shop, these deals are selling out quickly.
  — Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2023
• Anderson said the Fed seemed to get the message in 2023 and has been much more disciplined.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• And it's grown into a much bigger space, or two spaces.
  — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
• Of the new words, 719 are three to eight letters, which are more useful to most Scrabble players than much longer words.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
• And rest assured, there’s an upbeat ending that’ll leave the child in your life—much like Mai—dreaming of sweet fruit.
  — Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 25 Nov. 2023
• These flats feel as comfortable as a house shoe but with much more support.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• But the Patriots couldn’t have asked for much more from their receivers in training camp.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• His relationship is in a much better place, though still a work in progress.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
• This year, go for something much more divine: A custom stand-alone tub.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
• Since Mercury is traveling much faster than Earth, about three or four times a year, both planets will be in the same part of the sky at the same time.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 1 June 2023
• Stat of the game: Utah State’s defense shut down the Broncos, but the Aggies also shared the ball much better than the visitors.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
• That payment would have been $4,500 a couple of years ago, which was much more manageable.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023
• Kitt’s cover feels much more like an action shot, his helmet is on, his focus is on the slopes.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 19 July 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024