How to use "number" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "number" in popular movie and book plots

  • Britt dies after shooting at a considerable number of bandits but exposing himself from cover.  - The Magnificent Seven
  • She had a number of problems during her childhood, one of the main ones being after the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn.  - House of Tudor
  • The media and others camp out on his lawn, and Louise requests an unlisted number to end the constant ringing of the phone.  - The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • A fellow taxi driver refers Travis to illegal gun dealer Easy Andy, from whom he buys a number of handguns.  - Taxi Driver
  • Hearing Aid is also known as the "Ten Nines", after the phone number used to call it: 999-999-9999.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • A number of episodes explore their capitalistic nature, while others delve into the race’s sexist social norms.  - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Broulard convinces him to reduce the number to three, one from each company.  - Paths of Glory
  • A number of episodes were also experimental in that they took place entirely in one setting.  - One Foot in the Grave
  • She is shown walking amongst the zombies and then in Ed's gun-sights, and in the center of an attack by a number of Ed's Kill-Bots.  - Megatokyo
  • A large number of spectres appear, all gazing at him with disapproval, as if serving as the jury of public opinion on his perceived deviance.  - Glen or Glenda
  • "), and Hattie Walker performs her old showstopping number ("Broadway Baby").  - Follies
  • A number one.  - Escape from New York
  • He ingrains himself in socialite society and engages a number of trendy philosophies.  - Death of a Hero
  • Furious, the Joker kills Bob, his number one thug, then shoots the Batwing using a long barreled gun, causing it to crash.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • Bäumer arrives at the Western Front with his friends and schoolmates (Leer, Müller, Kropp and a number of other characters).  - All Quiet on the Western Front
  • When the daily number of deaths jumps to 30, the town is sealed, and an outbreak of plague is officially declared.  - The Plague

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