in number

phrase

: 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.

Examples of in number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because groups and polynomials turn up everywhere in number theory, mapping this all-encompassing group is one of the field’s biggest ambitions. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

But as proposals increase in number, opposition has been fierce and growing. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Pak thinks that certain Everests — such as a major problem in number theory about whether sums like π + e can be written as fractions — will remain unresolved for centuries. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026

Women prisoners, never more than about 40 in number, were employed as launderers, cleaners, kitchen staff and tailors. — Chad S.a. Gibbs, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for in number

• encumber
• outnumber
• renumber
• cumber
• lumber
• slumber
• umber