how many

phrase

—used to ask or talk about an amount

How many people were there?

I was surprised by how many people were there.

How many times do I have to tell you to lock the door?

Examples of how many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The discussion could quickly move from how many more Fed rate hikes are in the cards to how long until rate cuts become a possibility. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Although time will tell whether academic gains will follow these additional school days, attendance percentages offer a glimpse of how many students were in the classroom during this time. — Lina Ruiz october 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

What would the second weekend look like for a corporate message—not how many people saw it, but how many could repeat its central idea a week later? — Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The announcement did not specify how many jobs the new facility will create. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for how many

• antennae
• halfpenny
• propene
• sixpenny
• threepenny
• twopenny
• any
• bennie
• benny
• henny
• jenny
• penny