Examples of “trillion” in a Sentence

num A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²), the standard modern meaning.

• Data published by the Treasury Department showed that “total public debt outstanding” rose to $34.001 trillion on December 29. — Hanna Ziady and Tami Luhby, US national debt hits record $34 trillion (2024)
• The national debt now exceeds a trillion dollars.

noun An extremely large, often unspecified, number.

• There are a trillion reasons why that plan won't work.
• I have a trillion things to do before the party tonight.
• The little boy asked a trillion questions on the long car journey.