- present tense form of crowd (3rd person singular).
crowds
Example Sentences
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The only real crowds are to be found in the daytime -- at banks, cheap bakeries and outside the Spanish consulate, where hundreds clutch papers and wait to get off the island.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pint-holding crowds standing outside “adds to the buzz of the area,” said George O’Mahoney, 27, who regularly enjoys an after-work pint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Harvey, an ex-BBC journalist, previously performed a stand-up show at the Fringe in 2018 and performed to crowds at Glastonbury in 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dan, Bill’s current part-time employee, told me that when the Trump Superstore closure was first announced, about two weeks earlier, there had been massive crowds.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
It would be a small, bewitching rectangle on the wall, drawing an occasional glance, not crowds.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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