NUMBER in a Sentence

Learn NUMBER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
332 example sentences for NUMBER, such as:
1. I number her among my closest friends.
2. He was carrying a number of files under his arm.
3. I scribbled his phone number in my address book.
4. I'll just look her phone number up in my address book.
5. One brave man could prevent any number from getting in.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of NUMBER
number
 n.  a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
 n.  a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
Classic Sentence: (122 in 9 pages)
1  Yes, I want some twilled silesia, a paper of number nine needles, and two yards of narrow lavender ribbon.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
2  She is in outdoor dress and carries a number of parcels; these she lays on the table to the right.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
3  But if you spend it all on the housekeeping and any number of unnecessary things, then I merely have to pay up again.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
4  First, therefore, give me a list of the suitors, with their number, that I may learn who, and how many, they are.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XVI
5  There are not ten suitors only, nor twice ten, but ten many times over; you shall learn their number at once.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XVI
6  But three of the number can read: none write or cipher.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
7  He could number the fields in every direction, and could tell how many trees there were in the most distant clump.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 28
8  One brave man could prevent any number from getting in.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XXII
9  His principal object must be to discover the number of the hackney coach which took them from Clapham.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 47
10  We compute the Tramecksan, or high heels, to exceed us in number; but the power is wholly on our side.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IV.
11  Mary thought that there seemed to be a number of uncomfortable things he was not to forget.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  He asked a number of questions, to Colin's great annoyance.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
13  What the botanist tells us after a number of imperfect lectures, the flower proclaimed in a minute.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
14  In the beautiful cathedral the greater number of the kings and queens of Denmark are interred.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK
15  On the way he passed by a marsh, in which a number of frogs were sitting croaking.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE THREE LANGUAGES
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I scribbled his phone number in my address book.
2  Write your name, address and telephone number in the blank spaces at the top of the page.
3  I'll just look her phone number up in my address book.
4  Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
5  A number of serious accusations have been made against her.
6  A correspondent for Reuters news agency says he saw a number of demonstrators being beaten.
7  They have attached a number of conditions to the agreement.
8  A number of promising discoveries had also been made and were now being proved up.
9  I number her among my closest friends.
10  Please telephone this number if you require any further information.
11  The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.
12  He was carrying a number of files under his arm.
13  A number of buildings around the Parliament were still smouldering today.
14  A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.
15  We want the maximum number of people to attend to help us cover our costs.