Number example sentences

Related (12): count, digit, figure, numeral, quantity, amount, total, sum, enumerate, calculate, numerical, numeric

"Number" Example Sentences

  1. I can't remember the phone number she gave me last week.
  2. The number of people at the concert was way higher than expected.
  3. He wore number seven on his jersey for the entire season.
  4. You need to number each page before you submit the document.
  5. My lucky number has always been thirteen, even though everyone says that's bad luck.
  6. The band played their biggest hit as the final number of the night.
  7. Can you number these boxes so we know which one goes where?
  8. A large number of students failed the exam, which surprised the teacher.
  9. She dialed the wrong number and ended up talking to a stranger for five minutes.
  10. The number on my lottery ticket didn't match any of the winning ones.
  11. They asked me to number the items in the list from one to ten.
  12. His jersey number got retired after he left the team.
  13. I've lost count of how many times I've called that number.
  14. The number of complaints we received doubled last month.
  15. She performed a beautiful number from the musical on stage.
  16. We need to number the seats before the event starts tomorrow.
  17. The number of hours I sleep keeps getting smaller every week.
  18. He's been trying to reach me at an old number that doesn't work anymore.
  19. That number doesn't add up — can you check the math again?
  20. The number of people who showed up was disappointing, honestly.
  21. I finally memorized my credit card number after writing it down so many times.
  22. They number their inventory by category and location.
  23. The number of times he's broken a promise is honestly too many to count.
  24. She requested a specific number for her new apartment.
  25. The number of followers on her account grew overnight.
  26. He asked me to number the chapters in the manuscript.
  27. A growing number of people are switching to electric cars.
  28. The number you've reached is no longer in service.
  29. I need to number these receipts for the expense report.
  30. The number of mistakes in that report is embarrassing.

Common Phrases

  1. a number of
  2. by the numbers
  3. number one
  4. phone number
  5. lucky number
  6. back number
  7. number plate
  8. whole number
  9. prime number
  10. safety in numbers
  11. number crunching
  12. your number is up

Examples by Level

A1
  1. My number is five.
  2. What is your phone number?
A2
  1. The number of people in the room was about twenty.
  2. Can you number these pages for me?
B1
  1. A large number of students didn't show up to class, so the teacher rescheduled the test.
  2. She's been calling that number all week but nobody answers.
B2
  1. The number of complaints has increased significantly, which suggests there's a real problem we need to address.
  2. He performed a jazzy number that had the whole audience on their feet.
C1
  1. The sheer number of variables involved makes it difficult to predict the outcome with any real confidence.
  2. What struck her most was not the number of people who left, but the silence of those who stayed.
C2
  1. There's something almost mathematical about grief — the number of days that pass doesn't diminish it, just redistributes it differently.
  2. The number of times we rehearse a story doesn't make it more true; it only makes us better at believing it ourselves.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I can never remember my neighbor's house number — it's always something different in my head.
  2. The number of times my kid asks for a snack in one afternoon is absolutely ridiculous.
💼 Workplace
  1. Can you number these files before you file them away?
  2. The number of emails I got today was insane — I gave up trying to answer them all.
📊 Business
  1. Our sales number for Q3 exceeded projections by fifteen percent.
  2. The number of customer complaints dropped significantly after we implemented the new system.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I spent an hour comparing prices and the number of options for coffee makers is overwhelming.
  2. The price tag didn't have a number on it, so I had to ask someone at the register.
✈️ Travel
  1. I couldn't find my seat because the number on my ticket didn't match the row.
  2. The number of delays we experienced made the trip take twice as long as planned.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher asked us to number our answers from one to twenty.
  2. A surprising number of students didn't know how to calculate percentages.
❤️ Relationships
  1. The number of times he's disappointed me is starting to feel like a pattern I can't ignore.
  2. She saved my number in her phone with a heart emoji, which made me smile for days.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The number of voters who turned out was lower than in previous elections.
  2. Officials released a statement about the number of casualties, though the real figure may be higher.
💻 Technology
  1. The number of apps on my phone has gotten out of control — I deleted fifteen today.
  2. The algorithm assigned each user a number to track their behavior across platforms.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The number of participants in the study was sufficient to draw statistically significant conclusions.
  2. Please number all footnotes consecutively throughout the document.

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