million
noun
mil·lion
ˈmi(l)-yən 
plural millions or million
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
millions of cars on the road
3
: the mass of common people
—used with the
million
adjective
Examples of million in a Sentence
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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President Donald Trump had been inaugurated for a second time and his administration had already moved ahead with its promise to deport millions of immigrants from the US.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Officials in Wisconsin extended an air quality advisory impacting millions through Friday night as smoke pollution reached levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The overall package cuts taxes by $1.3 billion, spends hundreds of millions on building projects on University of Wisconsin System campuses, expands Medicaid funding, increases funding for special education and funds new childcare programs, among other measures.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
That doesn’t stop union leaders, of course, from attempting to paint those who reject the never-ending requests for hundreds of millions or even billions in tax increases as cold-hearted opponents of educating Chicago’s kids.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Officials in Wisconsin extended an air quality advisory impacting millions through Friday night as smoke pollution reached levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The overall package cuts taxes by $1.3 billion, spends hundreds of millions on building projects on University of Wisconsin System campuses, expands Medicaid funding, increases funding for special education and funds new childcare programs, among other measures.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
That doesn’t stop union leaders, of course, from attempting to paint those who reject the never-ending requests for hundreds of millions or even billions in tax increases as cold-hearted opponents of educating Chicago’s kids.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for million
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“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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