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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 .Discover More
Example Sentences
It was as if he was echoing the advice given to many-a-young-bride by the village matchmaker.
No book of the sixty-six has seemed so much like a riddle and set so many a-guessing.
Because there is no living without one; because there is many a-spire to them; and because they are objects of adoration.
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