Sentence examples for were a billion from inspiring English sources

There were a billion things that one of the two men could have done differently that day.

Around 1900, naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton estimated that there were a billion squirrels in the East, but their numbers have declined since then.

ABI, a research firm, reckons there were a billion built into the mobile phones and tablets shipped in 2012 (many boast more than one).

Only if stars of magnitude +11 were a billion times more abundant than stars of magnitude −4 could they be observed to some fixed limit of apparent brightness.

The characterization that I just heard transmitted to us, that we were close, that reminds me of the last time the union said we were close, and we were a billion dollars apart.

Mr. Pagnotta added that "both sides are happy with the outcome" and that "projected retail revenues for 2004 were a billion dollars for the Mary-kateandashley brand," which includes videos, books, CD's, apparel, fragrances and Barbie dolls, all bearing the twins' image and aimed at young girls.

There were a hundred tables.

They were a hundred per cent documented.

In 2009, there were a hundred and seven.

"You were a one club man.

There are a billion scenarios".