great many

Idioms  

1. see under good many.

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Example Sentences

But there are a great many people working two or even three jobs, ferrying their kids to soccer practice, worrying about paying their utility and doctor bills, caring for elderly parents or struggling in other ways to keep their heads above water.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea that obesity is simply a matter of willpower is held by a great many people - including some medical professionals.

From BBC

For a great many American families, there is a single answer: the ones narrated by the English actor Jim Dale.

From The Wall Street Journal

As for the ballet itself, she was too distracted by her sewing to follow the story closely, but it involved a great many ballerinas dressed as birds doing complicated dance steps.

From Literature

“A great many costumes went into this one costume,” she thought, pleased with both her disguise and the potential math lesson, but there was no time to solve the costume/costumes problem just now.

From Literature