as many

Idioms  

1. The same number of. For example, He changed jobs four times in as many years means he changed jobs four times in four years. [c. 1400]

2. as many as . A phrase used to qualify the meaning of many as a very large number, depending on what follows it. For example, You can take as many pens as you need . [Late 1300s] Also see as ... as ; as much as .

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Example Sentences

That should give the economy more breathing room as many households feel the pinch of increased inflation — average gas prices are at $4.5 a gallon on Wednesday, up 44% from a year ago.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

That’s changing as many tech companies’ AI buildout becomes more capital-intensive, eating up much of their free cash flow.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Lindsey Hand, a communications coordinator in New Jersey, used to take Spirit flights as many as 10 times a year to Orlando, Tampa and other Sunshine State destinations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A statistical tally by Adam Feldman for Scotusblog found that Jackson, the newest justice, had spoken twice as many words as the most talkative of the conservative justices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

After we had finished carving out as many stakes as we could, Juanita placed the finished ones strategically along the walls so that everyone had access to them.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall