a number of

phrase

: more than two but fewer than many : several

There are a number of different options to choose from.

Examples of a number of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But his tenure has been marred by a number of fatal shootings of immigrants in encounters with ICE officers. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Injuries have been a recurring theme for Spurs in recent seasons and De Zerbi is still contending with a number of key absences in his squad. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Kathy Hilton and Rocky producer Irwin Winkler are shareholders, as are a number of billionaires from overseas who obscure their identities through LLCs. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

But voters in a number of states are weighing in on some of these same issues this year. — Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a number of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove