any number of

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

I can’t answer them for you, but I can say that you wouldn’t have written the letter if you didn’t want to shake off the shackles of self-flagellation when any number of people looking at your life from the outside would envy your fortitude, creativity, stamina and ability to build such a comfortable life.

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Like any number of unsettled heroes from gothic novels, he fears that he is losing his bearings and his sanity.

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When E*Trade came online, it charged a commission of $14.95 per trade of up to 5,000 shares on the NYSE, and $19.95 for trading any number of Nasdaq shares.

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It’s a warning about how democracies can wither from within through any number of brutal tactics employed by a repressive leader who rules without restraint.

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There isn’t an accessible entry point, at least in the same way “Faith” had any number of singles to hook listeners.

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