Peter Marino

Architects have big egos. We like to think we're creating the pyramids and they're going to be around for thousands of years. And it's a joke because they're not even going to last our lifetime. I built a home for umpteen gazillion dollars on a gorgeous piece of property in Palm Beach, and 11 years later somebody else bought it and knocked it down.

American Architect

Reza Aslan

I'm interested in the origins of the religious experience, how the history of religion has evolved over the last umpteen thousand years, and where religiosity is going in the future. I think that's a topic I've been chewing on for a few years; I would love to eventually work on and produce a book out of it.

Iranian Writer

Jim Lee

The downside to becoming a doctor, I think, is it's a very long process; four years of medical school, three years of internship, two years of residency, umpteen years of specialization, and then finally you get to be what you have trained almost all your life for.

South Korean Artist

Edwin Morgan

People always say that Glasgow has had umpteen social problems but keeps finding ways of getting over its difficulties and transforming itself. Maybe, belonging to the city I'm able to renew myself too, and keep extending out into some new area.

Scottish Poet

Lauren Bacall

I don't look in the mirror; don't like what I see; never have. I am not my idea of a beauty. Never was. This is not false modesty. I've just never been enamoured of my face, which of course is magnified umpteen times on screen.

American Actress

Rakim

I'm not a mainstream artist. But I've seen my kids being born; I've seen them take their first steps, I've seen them grow up and start school. That's worth more to me than any umpteen million dollars.

American Musician

Shaunie O'Neal

It's a crazy world, and I just want to remain true to myself, if that means I remain true to my core group of friends that I've had for umpteen years and being a mommy.

American Celebrity

Vivek

I request big films to give way for small movies as there are umpteen number of such films waiting to see the light of the day.

Indian Actor

Kirk Hammett

Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo.

Used to indicate a higher number than actual to emphasize there's a lot without being specific.

Slight Exaggeration

Commonly used in casual conversation rather than formal writing or speeches.

Informal Usage

Refers to things you can't or haven't counted exactly, often for effect.

Uncountable Items

 trying to deliver anesthesia and teach others how to do so using that same equipment that became so unreliable, and frankly unsafe, in his hospital. And after umpteen surgeries and, you can imagine, really unspeakable tragedy, he just said, "That's it. I'm done. That's enough.

Umpteen

Very many, a lot of.

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