Examples of 'be a number' in a sentence

Meaning of "be a number"

The phrase 'be a number' is often used to express the feeling of being treated as an insignificant or unimportant individual, rather than being recognized and valued as a unique person. It implies a sense of being reduced to a mere statistic or impersonal identifier, devoid of personal attention or consideration

How to use "be a number" in a sentence

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be a number
No doubt there will be a number of things to attend to.
Be a number of ways of resolving the present situation.
There also appear to be a number of conceptual issues.
Next to the phone there will be a number.
There should be a number sewn in there somewhere.
They thought there should be a number system.
There may be a number of reasons for this.
To the left of your name will be a number.
There can be a number of reasons for this.
The answer to the question should be a number.
I will be a number of links for you to look up.
That means there must be a number of witnesses.
The operand of an arithmetic operation must be a number.
There will be a number of components acted on simultaneously.
Management reform would be a number one priority.

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There may be a number of separate installations on board.
Next to that word there will be a number.
There appear to be a number of gaps in this area.
They would say just let it be a number.
There will be a number of initiatives in this field.
On the island there would be a number of events.
There will be a number of collaborative meetings organised.
The lonely genius who wished only to be a number.
Sometimes there may be a number of interim versions.
And this is just going to be a number.
There will also be a number of culinary events.
In the corner of your screen there should be a number.
There will also be a number of smaller projects.
The answer to the question will always be a number.
There will be a number system in the morning.
The phone is mandatory and can only be a number.
This might be a number and street name.
This identification code may for example be a number.
There will be a number of my recent works on display.
I think there might be a number on this.
There will be a number of special announcements as well.
The personal adoptive language could be a number of things.
There may be a number of options for compensation.
There are also reported to be a number of casualties.
There may be a number of document records retrieved.
Acquiring followers on twitter should not be a number game.
There will be a number of drawings at the event.
The first of what we hope will be a number of investments.
There may be a number of factors involved in this.
The friction coefficient has to be a number.
There should be a number of small car parks.
The number of records must be a number.
There will also be a number of hormonal changes.
Imagine that there has to be a number of.
There will be a number of different lines of enquiry.

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