numberless

adjective num·ber·less \ ˈnəm-bər-ləs \

Updated on: 31 Mar 2018

Definition of numberless

: innumerable, countless

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Examples of numberless in a Sentence

the numberless stars in the universe

Recent Examples of numberless from the Web

At the Beekman Hotel in downtown Manhattan last month, Ms. Shields, the model, actress and veteran of numberless interviews, was delivering but the latest in a series of canny performances.

— ruth la ferla, New York Times, "Nothing Comes Between Brooke Shields and Her New Line for QVC," 14 Mar. 2018
Like numberless others, Pitner makes the mistake of seeing only one side of the union equation — the side of those who are employed.

— will swaim, National Review, "Civil Service and Civil Rights Are Not Synonymous," 16 Feb. 2018
The tents disappear so quickly that some Whataburger restaurants are left temporarily numberless and others appear to have taken the most popular numbers out of rotation, some customers report.

— erin ailworth, WSJ, "At Whataburger, ‘Take a Number’ Means Something Entirely Different," 14 July 2017
Methods for sweeping the strings of Trump’s self-interest are as numberless as the stars in the sky.

— katy waldman, Slate Magazine, "How to Manage Your Idiot President," 18 May 2017

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