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Idioms  

1. Numerous ones, as in Many a little boy has wanted to become a fireman. This adjective is always used with a singular noun, a usage dating from about 1200. Also see many is the.

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Example Sentences

The veteran has weathered many a political storm, including a scandal over his use of party funds to buy expensive suits.

From Barron's

“And yet, Jans,” Father remonstrated gently, “medicine has prolonged many a life.”

From Literature

I had seen him juggling as many as four balls before, many a time, and he had hardly ever dropped one.

From Literature

“Son, I’ve seen you confused before, many a time, but never more than now. If your sister’s getting intolerable, why wouldn’t you want Eugene Hammond to have her?”

From Literature

It is faster and brighter than Space Mountain, as the Galacticoaster is heavily populated with twinkling stars, planetary projections and many a Lego brick creation.

From Los Angeles Times