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 there was still so many questions that were left unanswered … a big piece of that was, what else was he involved in? —Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

And so many people back then were in a trap. —Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026

International travel has been a strong point, particularly for high-end leisure travel, which has brought so many visitors that governments from Japan to Spain have taken steps to reduce overtourism, while locals have protested. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

What was so notable about the buzz titles at this year’s Series Mania, however, was that there were so many of them, not only in series selected but slates brought onto the market, such as Banijay’s 17-title Series Mania lineup. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 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