Expression: Many a time

[Tom]

Hi

I would just like to know if the use of many a normal in everyday English?

1- Many a person was there.
2- You have told many a lie.
3 -We have met many a time before.

How does it sound to you?

Tom

[Jamie (K)]

It sounds a little poetic, but if someone used that form when talking to me on the street or in the kitchen, I probably wouldn't notice anything odd.