so many

1. Such a large number, as in There were so many guests that we didn't have enough chairs . [First half of 1200s]

2. An unspecified number, as in There allegedly are so many shrimp per pound, but of course the exact number depends on their size and weight . [First half of 1500s]

3. Forming a group, as in The reporters turned on the speaker like so many tigers let loose . [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

“There’s only so many drugs that are going to go in that machine. We’ve all seen vending machines for a snack or a drink where we sure want that Snickers — but, ‘Oh, they’re out of Snickers, oh my gosh,’” said Douglas Hoey, chief executive of the National Community Pharmacists Association.

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“There are so many people walking their kids to maybe 15 different schools. And then they’re all congregating at Ralph’s afterwards. Schools start at 8, and it opens at 8.”

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“There are so many characteristics to each plan, and only so many issues a person can really consider.”

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“I always learn something when I’m here,” Stilley said, “because there’s so many people who come with different sorts of plant knowledge, and there’s infinite different things about plants and ecology.”

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“There are so many entrepreneurs who are crushing it.”

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