How to Use number in a Sentence

number

1 of 2 noun
  • The page numbers are on the top corner of each page.
  • Think of a number between one and one hundred.
  • Never give out your credit card number to anyone over the phone.
  • I'm waiting for the number 3 bus.
  • What's the account number on your electricity bill?
  • No one yet knows the full number.
    — Sara Huston, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • But these numbers are not set in stone.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Those numbers will not gain them many style points.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The numbers that stood out most were on the ground.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That's twice the number of points for the same trip.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But don't be fooled by the first move once the numbers hit.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • The Wayans have numbers on you.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Tad claims those texts didn’t come from him and that’s not his number.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 24 Jan. 2022
  • That number cannot grow very large, though, as that would drive atoms away.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The exact number won’t be known for a few weeks.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The good news is the numbers are public.
    — Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In this case, the numbers were too good to ignore.
    — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • At many clubs, the number can be even higher.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The number of ski poles a biathlete might break each year.
    — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Those numbers track with the recent game tape.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • So, these numbers just keep going up and up and up and up.
    — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • For much of the year, the numbers didn’t match the effort.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Why does this number keep coming back?
    — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • On each key ring was a disk stamped with the number of keys that should be in the set.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Bo's job to help improve those numbers.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That said, there will be a number of new faces in the sequel as well.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 29 June 2022
  • Here is a tribute to just a small number of them, in their own words.
    — New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • That number is now down to +330.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Age is just a number for June Squibb.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There’s strength in numbers and there’s strength in a unified voice.
    — Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 13 July 2018

number

2 of 2 verb
  • Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.
  • He numbers her with the other great poets of the time.
  • The team's coach bought all the players numbered jerseys.
  • The animal, which once numbered in the millions, is now extinct.
  • She numbers and arranges the photographs according to when they were taken.
  • Your days are numbered seed oil.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Here’s why those days are numbered.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The other cards in his hand are all numbered.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There are four species of the virus — numbered dengue 1 through 4.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Even so, the nickel’s days may be numbered.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The jacket is foil-stamped and numbered.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026

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