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

What also rang true for me was the way that, in the course of the season, Deborah said no to so many of the ideas her writers had supposedly submitted. — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Owning several cars, intensively studying both the new and used car markets and testing so many vehicles has taught me a lot about what makes a great automobile. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

There’s a whole world of lagers out there that would make even the snobbiest beer geek do a double take—beers that have nothing in common with the watery brews that once defined the style for so many Americans. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

With so many different formulas on beauty aisles now, you’re set with budget-friendly options. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 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