dozen

Example Sentences

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In 2024, there were roughly a dozen a month, but that has nearly doubled this year, according to military data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brothers has always likened the Hotel Cafe in that era to “‘Cheers’ with guitars,” where he could show up any night and a dozen of his closest friends would be there.

From Los Angeles Times

By midday, at least a dozen Eurostar services between the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands had been cancelled – many more had also been delayed or altered.

From BBC

The interior minister also shared a video appearing to show dozens of counter-terrorism officers taking part in the operations and detaining several people.

From BBC

An estimated 100,000 people from dozens of countries are expected in Edinburgh for the New Year events, the centrepiece of which is a street party and fireworks display on December 31.

From Barron's