any number of

Idioms  

1. Many; also, no particular amount of. The meaning here depends on the context. I can give you any number of reasons for John's absence means I can offer many reasons. Any number of subscribers might stay home means that an unknown number will not attend.

---

Example Sentences

Of course, the San Francisco-based tastemaker could use any number of American AI labs to power things behind-the-scenes.

From BBC

It will remain hard to piece together Pittman’s path there because he, like every young man on the internet, could have constructed it from any number of sources.

From Slate

Zombies can symbolize any number of societal ills, but in “Army of the Dead,” Snyder — who directed, produced and co-wrote the script — makes economic uncertainty the real killer.

From Salon

Try as I might to believe that she was done thinking about the Home for the Friendless, there were any number of new asylums being built each month in Chicago.

From Literature

Mrs. Maroney might see through my disguise, Flora might recognize me by my walk, or any number of things could spoil the secrecy.

From Literature