many a/an
idiom
formal + literary
—used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people
I've been there many a time.
Many a tale was told.
Many a man has tried but few men have succeeded.
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Sometimes there’s a song within you that just needs to come out, as many a musician has said in a puff-piece interview.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
All things that have defeated many a bot in my home.
After scheduled cleanups, my intervention was largely unnecessary.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Spring training buzz can be a real and powerful thing and has gotten many a player onto a big-league roster, but for every one of those cases, there are likely 30 position battles that are largely set before camps open.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
The show has grown over the years to gain close to cult status and has landed many an international remake along the way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
All things that have defeated many a bot in my home.
After scheduled cleanups, my intervention was largely unnecessary.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Spring training buzz can be a real and powerful thing and has gotten many a player onto a big-league roster, but for every one of those cases, there are likely 30 position battles that are largely set before camps open.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
The show has grown over the years to gain close to cult status and has landed many an international remake along the way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for many a/an
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“Many a/an.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/many%20a%2Fan. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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