How to Use a number of in a Sentence

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  • While revenue slightly missed, an earnings beat along with a number of other positives pushed the stock higher.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The attack was the first in Ankara in a number of years.
    Safak Timur, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The group was set to perform a number of live shows in the U.K. in the summer.
    Alexandra Del Rosario Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 16 Apr. 2023
  • They can be seen in a number of states from Alaska to Maine.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Canoes come in many shapes and sizes and can be used for a number of tasks.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Ponzi scheme was among a number of scams Hill carried out prior to the show.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The Ford Bronco has been subject to a number of recalls in the past few years.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • There were a number of other homes in the area at risk of collapse, the agency said.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • There were a number of different species that ranged from the size of an ostrich, to the size of a smart car.
    Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
  • The past years have seen a number of major layoffs at Google.
    Anna Gordon, TIME, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The site offers a number of plans to opt into, the lowest of which starts at $6.99 per month.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The movie’s been out for a short while, and it’s been setting a number of Disney+ viewership records.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Food prices have been soaring due to a number of factors.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • There are a number of third-party events and other goings-on held around the city.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
  • There are a number of questions raised during Stephen’s scenes in Episodes 3-4.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The tomahawk differs from the axe or hatchet in a number of ways.
    Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
  • The two models have worked together on a number of projects.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This opens up the ability to do a number of attacks on a Wi-Fi network.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The venue will run a number of test events before fully re-opening.
    Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Before her success on This Is Us, Moore appeared in a number of iconic films in the 2000s.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Choose from a number of colors, including rose and lake blue, in sizes S–XXL.
    Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • But the team also boarded the plane with a number of questions, the answers to which will determine just how far the U.S. will go.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • This off-road-ready mid-size pickup truck has been given a number of tweaks both seen and unseen.
    Car and Driver, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In nine visits to the site, Chatters found a number of bones that were parts of a nearly complete skeleton.
    Glynn Custred, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Sharing with friends is a fine way to sample a number of dishes in one visit.
    Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • Our list included a number of designs, such as the love egg, bullet, wand, beads, and anal plug.
    Emma Lowrie, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • While a number of draftees who heard their name called on Wednesday were teenagers, Carter is grizzled by prospect standards.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
  • As a matter of fact, a number of tracks from the 19-song LP are either titled after or allude to food.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Climbing prices The major streaming services have gone through a number of price hikes and changes throughout the past few years.
    Justine Fisher, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Much of Jelly’s output is classified as either country or rock, but he’s produced a number of songs that Billboard has decided can fit perfectly under both descriptions.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

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