that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

Examples of that many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In his photographs of young gay men on the cusp of a plague, Stellar is a reminder that many gay men of his generation lived to make art, and their work, then as now, is a testament to a time, and a community. Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 May 2024 Sopha said he’s been very concerned to see a shift in youth sports toward expensive traveling teams that many people can’t afford. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024 Philadelphia won the getaway game despite striking out 18 times, the 11th time since 1906 the team has whiffed at least that many times in a game. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Pay was so low—the starting salary for an officer was less than $20,000—that many cops worked security on the side. Longreads, 2 May 2024 So it's expected that many clinics are going to have to turn away many patients for abortions in the state. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 Although these routes of transmission still happen, particularly among young children, experts have concluded that many respiratory infections spread as people simply breathe in virus-laden air. Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024 Another reason is that many defenders of Israel believe calls to divest in the only Jewish-majority country can be antisemitic. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024 One critical lesson is that many big conspiracy theories such as QAnon are about jumping to conclusions as quickly as possible. Timothy Morton, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

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