The editor flagged several inconsistent numberings in the draft, asking the author to standardize them.

In our theology class, we spent last week studying Numbers and its account of the Israelites in the wilderness.

She numbered the pages before handing in the report.

The students compared the numbers on their worksheets to find the pattern.

Large numbers of volunteers spent the weekend cleaning the beach.

She numbers the chapters carefully to match the index.

The team's by-the-numbers approach to the competition left the coaches frustrated.

A number of volunteers stayed late to clean up after the event.

The coach told the team to play by the numbers, and they executed each drill with machine-like precision.

The number of volunteers required for the charity event surprised the organizers.