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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Li says both legal and undocumented Asian Americans, growing in number each year, should brace themselves for the next stage. —

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025 The stocks participating in the sector are growing in number, and some are more involved in the space than others. —

Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 Complaints, too, funneled to the Federal Trade Commission were minuscule in number in these states in recent years. —

Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025 Out of all union members in the workforce, private- and public-sector employees are almost equal in number at 7.2 million and 7.1 million, respectively. —

Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in number