that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

Examples of that many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chang and his company were denounced for trying to stifle competition with a trademark that many viewed as not distinctive enough to earn legal protection. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 Odle says that many low-income students might not be aware that their cost of attending stands to be a lot lower through FAFSA than the sticker cost schools advertise. Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Then there’s the fact that many wildlife managers would really like hunters to apply for ewe tags and, if successful, shoot one. Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024 The team found that many participants’ second CAC scores were higher than the first. Maggie O'Neill, Health, 11 Apr. 2024 The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe – but the reality is that many women terminate pregnancies at home with pills mailed from abroad. Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024 The terrible irony is that many of those landscapes are increasingly being torn apart by bigger, hotter wildfires and other weather disasters made worse by global warming, and overwhelmed by air pollution from gasoline vehicles on our freeways. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Then came the moment that many Arsenal fans dreaded. Ben Church, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024 The University of Miami’s 2025 recruiting class ramped up Monday with its sixth commitment and first tight end — one that many thought would end up at Ohio State. Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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