so many

adjective

1

: constituting an unspecified number

can only read so many chapters each night

2

: constituting a group or pack

behaved like so many animals

Examples of so many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The musical’s Broadway run was sadly short — just four months including previews — so many fans were overjoyed when a national tour was announced. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

From Olivia Rodrigo to Alanis Morissette and Thalia, there’s so many exciting holiday releases out or still on the horizon. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026

The offense has caused so many issues for this team, but Lamb is not one of them. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026

The defense ministry faces difficult choices in distributing the existing systems with so many installations vulnerable to attack. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for so many

• antennae
• halfpenny
• propene
• sixpenny
• threepenny
• twopenny
• any
• bennie
• benny
• henny
• jenny
• penny