aplen·ty
ə-ˈplen-tē 
: being in plenty or abundance
—used postpositively
money aplenty for all their needs
1
: in abundance : plentifully
2
: very much : extremely
scared aplenty
Examples of aplenty in a Sentence
Adjective
We found mistakes aplenty in their story.
there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Howard faced questions aplenty entering the postseason after a loss to Michigan, but the Kansas State transfer had an incredible four-game stretch to the championship.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: There's crying aplenty here, from folks saying farewell to loved ones or that oversized can of saline spray verboten by TSA.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
There’s cruelty, injustice and existential angst aplenty, though — a thematic through line that suggests any filmmaker seeking a statuette had better wake up and smell the oppression.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Howard faced questions aplenty entering the postseason after a loss to Michigan, but the Kansas State transfer had an incredible four-game stretch to the championship.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Neither of us had made a podcast before, and there were false starts aplenty.
—airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: There's crying aplenty here, from folks saying farewell to loved ones or that oversized can of saline spray verboten by TSA.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aplenty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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