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.

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Example Sentences

Afterward, they headed to any number of legendary barbecue outposts for brisket and ribs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Solution manuals have long been online, and any number of web sites have enabled students to cheat on assigned homework.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Using that property, the researchers proposed a photonic quantum circuit that performs a quantum Fourier transformation for W states with any number of photons.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

This year's summit could fall on any number of stumbling blocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

It got read by any number of people, all of whom I knew.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman