too numerous to mention

idiom

: of such a large quantity that they cannot all be named
She has helped me in ways too numerous to mention.

Examples of too numerous to mention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Carpets, couches, stain-resistant clothes, commercial aircraft, low-emission vehicles, cell phones and cosmetics – the list of popular products that contain PFAS are too numerous to mention and nearly impossible to avoid. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 Tube tails work well too, and the variety of soft plastics in the 1.5-2-inch range are too numerous to mention. Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Aug. 2021 Carpets, couches, nonstick cookware, stain-resistant clothes, cell phones, cosmetics, the lining of fast-food wrappers -- the list of popular products that contain PFAS are too numerous to mention and nearly impossible to avoid. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 28 July 2022 Committed staff and students, too numerous to mention, are responsible for this success. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023 The mechanisms are almost too numerous to mention. Evan Mandery, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022 Crackdowns and coups too numerous to mention. Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Other members too numerous to mention have also made significant contributions that have appeared as books, booklets, CDs, in newsletters, or posted on the society’s website. Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 14 Nov. 2021 The environmental benefits of such a plan are too numerous to mention but include groundwater purification and recharge, carbon storage in soils, wildlife habitat, etc. Michael Bredeson, Star Tribune, 5 June 2021

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“Too numerous to mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20numerous%20to%20mention. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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