flocked

Example Sentences

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Filmmaker David Lynch said L.A.’s “muted golden sunshine” was the reason filmmakers flocked here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Engineers, lawyers and other emissaries of the U.S. oil industry have flocked to the heavily guarded hotel to pitch their Venezuelan counterparts on plans to revive the country’s rundown oil fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

On a Friday afternoon, villagers flocked to the old red-brick mosque, where a rusted sign reads "established 1480".

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Videos of the hippo went viral, memes were created, and visitor numbers at the zoo increased hugely as thousands flocked each weekend to catch a glimpse of Moo Deng.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Many of Alexandra’s poor flocked to Mr. Green to buy various parts of cattle —heads, entrails, hooves and heavy bones with scraps of meat on them.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane