great/good many

phrase

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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When the novel came out, a great many citizens of Barcelona had experienced baton charges and vicious police attacks—assaults that were ongoing even as the book was being written and when it was published. — Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026 Perhaps the most important thing to know is that there isn't one right way to load a dishwasher, but there are a great many ways to go wrong in between. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026 If Leeds United supporters could pick one match to win all season, a great many would agree on Manchester United’s visit to Elland Road. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 The continent is home to a great many world-class universities, but their record on converting laboratory research into successful startup and scaleup businesses is relatively poor when compared to their counterparts in the United States. — Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for great/good many

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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