how many
idiom
—used to ask or talk about an amount
How many people were there?
I was surprised by how many people were there.
How many times do I have to tell you to lock the door?
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Researchers still don’t know how many Atlantic cownose rays are living in Bermuda or if the animals are there year-round or just seasonally.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
No one knows exactly how many products of these classes have populated the protests and arrest rolls this spring, but bet on there being a significant number.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
No one knows exactly how many products of these classes have populated the protests and arrest rolls this spring, but bet on there being a significant number.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for how many
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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