in number

idiom

: in amount or quantity

Fish were once plentiful in this river, but they have since declined in number.

The protesters were few in number, but they were very loud.

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Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging polls—albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging —albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 The conjecture, one of the most important in number theory, has been at the center of a decade-long controversy: The mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claims to have proved it, but the majority of the mathematical community disagrees. —

Erica Klarreich, quantamagazine.org, 14 Oct. 2024 On the one hand, the striking workers are 30,000 in number. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in number