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 And that's necessary because so many people don't know about FBARs. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 There are so many more pieces than there used to be, but everyone in the business is recognizing these timelines have got to be crunched. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 That's a reversal from the previous five years when the ratio had been narrowing — a trend that may have partly been driven by average median earnings for women rising because so many low-wage women had been pushed out of full-time jobs. CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024 That’s a reversal from the previous five years when the ratio had been narrowing — a trend that may have partly been driven by average median earnings for women rising because so many low-wage women had been pushed out of full-time jobs. Ani Freedman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for so many 

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Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of so many was in 1533

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“So many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20many. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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