million
noun
mil·lion
ˈmi(l)-yən 
plural millions or million
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
millions of cars on the road
3
: the mass of common people
—used with the
million
adjective
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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Now, choreographed dance videos and Hollywood-level productions, complete with brand partnerships, props, and elaborate costumes, bring millions of viewers into the process.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
What was also incredibly complicated was a shot of Sauron in the first episode simulating millions of worms crawling all over each other and acting like muscles with blood simulated between those worms.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Fans like that it’s based on actual payroll data from millions of workers.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There was the first season of In the Dark, and S-Town, and Missing Richard Simmons—podcasts that not only got millions of listeners but were covered in the mainstream media as events.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
What was also incredibly complicated was a shot of Sauron in the first episode simulating millions of worms crawling all over each other and acting like muscles with blood simulated between those worms.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Fans like that it’s based on actual payroll data from millions of workers.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There was the first season of In the Dark, and S-Town, and Missing Richard Simmons—podcasts that not only got millions of listeners but were covered in the mainstream media as events.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for million
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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