Example Sentences

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But SpaceX has provisions that could let some employees sell small quantities as soon as July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The deficits have been exacerbated by the war in the Middle East, which saw US allies expend huge quantities of air defence ammunition protecting sites in the Gulf.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

And it gathers real-time visibility into what every competitor sells, to whom, in what quantities, at what moments of the year.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"The next step is to investigate whether the medication reaches the joints in sufficient quantities and actually reduces inflammation in the joints."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

You may have been told by some pedant that over doesn’t apply to numbers, only to quantities.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner