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?
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Tartikoff seemed to almost prophetically get how many more steps would soon be taken, all leading to Jimmy Kimmel going on an unplanned vacation and Stephen Colbert on a permanent one.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
From the Squishmallows x TONYMOLY K-beauty skincare cal to Olive & June’s nail cal, you’d be surprised by just how many launch every day.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
In response to questions from USA TODAY, officials also would not say how many troops would be involved in the deployment.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
At a recent corporate governance meeting attended by several hundred board members serving on companies of all sizes and types and in every industry, the question was posed about how many of them currently use AI.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
From the Squishmallows x TONYMOLY K-beauty skincare cal to Olive & June’s nail cal, you’d be surprised by just how many launch every day.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
In response to questions from USA TODAY, officials also would not say how many troops would be involved in the deployment.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
At a recent corporate governance meeting attended by several hundred board members serving on companies of all sizes and types and in every industry, the question was posed about how many of them currently use AI.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for how many
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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