million
noun
mil·lion
ˈmi(l)-yən 
plural millions or million
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
millions of cars on the road
3
: the mass of common people
—used with the
million
adjective
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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West Park doesn’t have its own police department and pays BSO for police services, but commissioners have been irked by increases in cost to the police agency by millions of dollars over the last few years.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The graphic images of Kirk's death got millions of views and thousands of repostings on sites including X and Instagram, and that was exactly the point, Hemmer said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Her video has more than 110,000 views, though similar ones are racking up millions upon millions.
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The clips have garnered millions of views.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The graphic images of Kirk's death got millions of views and thousands of repostings on sites including X and Instagram, and that was exactly the point, Hemmer said.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Her video has more than 110,000 views, though similar ones are racking up millions upon millions.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
The clips have garnered millions of views.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for million
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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