Example Sentences

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For example, Portugal has announced hundreds of extra border staff for July.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Silent prayer vigils, cautiously worded protest banners and T-shirts pleading for neighbourhoods to be spared -- Hanoi residents are showing rare public opposition to a massive redevelopment scheme that could displace hundreds of thousands.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Loper Bright distributes it across hundreds of judges—urban and rural, coastal and inland, appointed by presidents and Senates of both parties—deciding thousands of cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

That power draws on hundreds of thousands of home battery systems operated by Sunrun and Tesla, plus capacity from more than 8 million smart devices managed by Renew Home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

I walked by them hundreds of times and blocked them out.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold