flock

Example Sentences

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Scores of residents flocked to a cramped shop in Hong Kong's old district to bid farewell to the city's "king of umbrellas", who is retiring after spending decades repairing umbrellas at his family business.

From Barron's

That’s particularly important since the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is traditionally the busiest week of the ski season, with thousands flocking to the slopes.

From Los Angeles Times

The notion of companies flocking back to Russia is empty talk, said Alexandra Prokopenko, a former Russian central bank official who is now a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Because of their long journey, sometimes, especially if some of the smallholders had a few pet flocks, they would make little leather boots for them," says Mrs Graham.

From BBC

Visitors have been flocking to the Grand Egyptian Museum since it opened in early November.

From Barron's