as many
Idioms-
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]
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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 .
Example Sentences
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The company wants to get as many plaintiffs as possible into the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Twice as many patients who received the drug were alive after one year than in the control group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
They said they had assisted almost 1,500 this year, four times as many as last year due to an increase in volunteers.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The once-popular institution dates back to 1935, when it was a Depression-era cafeteria and kitschy oasis that sold as many as 15,000 meals a day when Broadway was the city’s entertainment hub.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
“In that line of work there are as many dry holes as there are in the oil business.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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