many a/an
idiom
formal + literary
—used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people
I've been there many a time.
Many a tale was told.
Many a man has tried but few men have succeeded.
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Then came Instagram, and like many a vibrant backdrop, the foot traffic turned over to pedestrians wielding selfie sticks instead of spray cans.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown theaters, of course, died out a long time ago, as did Kim’s Video and the 43rd Chamber and the bootleg-VHS shops and the dubious mail-order catalogues that helped nourish many a developing film nerd.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Presuming that one’s home or food will never be good enough for an exceptional host has left many an exceptional host exasperated and resentful that their generosity is never reciprocated.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
And talk of great tech-content synergies have accompanied many a media merger (remember AOL-Time Warner?
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown theaters, of course, died out a long time ago, as did Kim’s Video and the 43rd Chamber and the bootleg-VHS shops and the dubious mail-order catalogues that helped nourish many a developing film nerd.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Presuming that one’s home or food will never be good enough for an exceptional host has left many an exceptional host exasperated and resentful that their generosity is never reciprocated.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
And talk of great tech-content synergies have accompanied many a media merger (remember AOL-Time Warner?
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for many a/an
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“Many a/an.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/many%20a%2Fan. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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