a number of

1. A collection of persons or things; several. For example, A number of tours are available, or We've visited a number of times. This idiom often is modified by an adjective giving some idea of quantity, as in Only a small number are going. [1300s] Also see any number of.

Example Sentences

Even though he's 73 and he hasn't done it for a number of years, he's still got it.

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They are surrounded by a number of Israeli border guards.

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A spokesman for the prime minister said he isn’t aware of any contact between the U.S. and Salam on the matter and that a number of applicants for the country’s disability allowance didn’t meet the criteria for eligibility.

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It might be about a number of different things.”

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Morris Commercial said the reimagined van would retain a number of its original features, including the pear-shaped grille.

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