Numbers
noun
the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Num.
Numbers
American
[nuhm-berz]
/ ˈnʌm bərz /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
Numbers
1
British
/ ˈnʌmbəz /
noun
numbers
2
British
/ ˈnʌmbəs /
plural noun
Example Sentences
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Numbers have been recorded by footfall cameras at six locations.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Numbers like that are exactly why media companies are going all in on sports.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Numbers on influencers are spotty, but a 2023 study suggested there were about 11.6 million of them working full time in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Numbers are all over the place, which is one reason Musk’s ability to share a coherent narrative matters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
When Henige wrote Numbers from Nowhere, the fight about pre- Columbian population had already consumed forests’ worth of trees—his bibliography is ninety pages long.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
LRDs are common at high redshift, but their numbers fall sharply at lower redshifts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Wadadli’s jerk chicken, usually a summer craze, was doing numbers in March and April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Environmental groups warn that increasing numbers of ships transiting the shorter NSR could accelerate loss of Arctic sea ice -- already made vulnerable by rising global temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Admittedly, it was the aggressive, in-your-face numbers that worked best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Pixies have always been abundant here. They like shiny things, pretty things, but their numbers seem to be even greater since you arrived. Like they smell what they really love. Gold.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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