How to Use multiplicity in a Sentence

multiplicity

noun
  • Shakespeare's works seem to encompass the full multiplicity of human experience.
  • These are complex laws that aim to achieve a multiplicity of goals.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • On the two scoring drives that turned the game on its head, that multiplicity shone through.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2022
  • There’s such a multiplicity of ways to dress, but often the cream rises to the top.
    — Stephanie Sporn, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The thing that’s a bit unique is the multiplicity of their defensive front.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Anyone trying to make change has to have a multiplicity of tools in their toolbox.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • This is land full of layers, that has hosted a multiplicity of uses.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And that is the power of having a team with a multiplicity of different prisms.
    — Matthew Phillips, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Designers love these swatches and the multiplicity of weaves to choose from.
    — Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There is a multiplicity to our offense based on the personnel.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Thanks to a multiplicity of seal and steering-column adjustments, one size fits all.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Frame is invested in those who fail such performances, and who sometimes reach a type of multiplicity far past them.
    — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The sliding door also reflects the light in the room, adding to the multiplicity of visual effects.
    — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Philosophers have pondered a multiplicity of worlds at least since the ancient Greeks.
    — Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a more of a multiplicity of voices and people whose stories are being told and the kinds of stories being told.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Figured here as a multiplicity of selves, her too muchness veers from coherence to tumult.
    — Rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Peele’s foreword highlights the multiplicity of the tales that follow.
    — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Ryans and company are very interested in multiplicity on both sides of the ball.
    — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One of my favorite mindsets is the multiplicity mindset.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • There’s a real unity that can happen in multiplicity.
    — Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • History has rhythms, tunes and even harmonies; but the sound of the past is an agonistic multiplicity.
    — Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
  • To me, a multiplicity of voices will be the best technique for drowning out the insane or bad or destructive voices.
    — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the hard-right bulldozer rolls on, happy to welcome aboard a multiplicity of fears and hatreds.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That multiplicity lies precisely at the heart of the new aesthetic—and is the engine of its greatest promise.
    — Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • Part of it is the politics of AI and a multiplicity of other factors.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The likeliest result is a multiplicity of laws depending on how the debate and elections go.
    — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • This kind of multiplicity haunts folktales and parables; the moral depends on the disposition of the reader.
    — Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The chaos and multiplicity of power, then, can be something of a magic trick, keeping us arguing forever about who has it.
    — Michelle Dean, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018

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