in number

phrase

: 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.

Examples of in number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pak thinks that certain Everests — such as a major problem in number theory about whether sums like π + e can be written as fractions — will remain unresolved for centuries. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026

Women prisoners, never more than about 40 in number, were employed as launderers, cleaners, kitchen staff and tailors. — Chad S.a. Gibbs, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026

Progressives in Washington demonstrated how a political faction, small in number, can have outsized influence on driving the national agenda. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

Portugal and Germany in Southern Africa For much of the 19th century, Portuguese colonists in Angola and Mozambique were fewer in number and weaker in authority than those in the interior of South Africa. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for in number

• encumber
• outnumber
• renumber
• cumber
• lumber
• slumber
• umber