in quantity
idiom
1
: in amount or number of something
Production saw an increase in quantity.
2
: in large amounts or numbers
Blood cells are produced in quantity.
Examples of in quantity in a Sentence
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This traditionally involves consuming only one full meal and two smaller meals that, when combined, do not equal the full meal in quantity.
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Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
As the strikes made clear, television in all its forms has finally peaked, in quantity if not quality.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
In attack, the options are fewer in quantity but possibly higher in quality: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) and Leon Bailey (Jamaica) on the wings, perhaps, supplying Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) or Sébastian Haller (Ivory Coast)?
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Hollywood films have been allowed to return in quantity.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
The relentless increase in quantity has stretched the quality thin.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2023
Today there’s a remarkable growth in quantity and quality, but above all, in the support of the public.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
Though limited in quantity, there are several features that impressed our team during testing.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Presto Music and Qobuz also serve up classical music in quantity.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
As the strikes made clear, television in all its forms has finally peaked, in quantity if not quality.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
In attack, the options are fewer in quantity but possibly higher in quality: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) and Leon Bailey (Jamaica) on the wings, perhaps, supplying Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) or Sébastian Haller (Ivory Coast)?
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Hollywood films have been allowed to return in quantity.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
The relentless increase in quantity has stretched the quality thin.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2023
Today there’s a remarkable growth in quantity and quality, but above all, in the support of the public.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
Though limited in quantity, there are several features that impressed our team during testing.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Presto Music and Qobuz also serve up classical music in quantity.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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