as many as

idiom

—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large

As many as 60 students competed for the prize.

They lost by as many as 20 points.

Examples of as many as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Russia Behind Bars, a prisoners’ rights group, estimates as many as 175,000 former prisoners in total were taken to fight on the battlefield. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024 Its forecast also calls for as many as 13 hurricanes and four major hurricanes. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 20 June 2024 National Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan said in a late morning video update that the area in the middle of the Texas coast — near Corpus Christi north of Brownsville — is likely to see the heaviest rainfall, with as many as 3 or 4 inches of rain per hour falling for hours in some locations. —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 June 2024 When the Sun approaches its maximum activity, as many as 20 large solar energetic particle events can happen each year. —

Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for as many as

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