in number
idiom
: in amount or quantity
Fish were once plentiful in this river, but they have since declined in number.
The protesters were few in number, but they were very loud.
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The mathematician Andrew Wiles had finally settled Fermat’s Last Theorem, a central problem in number theory that had remained open for over three centuries.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
This list comprises restaurant inspection failures in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which have been small in number recently.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The work force, once as high as 900 people, had declined in number to about 600 at the Chapter 11 filing and to 348 at the end of April.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
These jobs are fewer in number but higher in complexity and wage potential.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
This list comprises restaurant inspection failures in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which have been small in number recently.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The work force, once as high as 900 people, had declined in number to about 600 at the Chapter 11 filing and to 348 at the end of April.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
These jobs are fewer in number but higher in complexity and wage potential.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in number
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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