horde

Example Sentences

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The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

In the fall of 2015, a horde of lawyers from across the country descended on Las Vegas and beelined for the Bellagio Resort and Casino.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

The latest transaction brought Strategy’s Bitcoin horde to 672,497 tokens purchased for roughly $74,997 each, or $50.44 billion.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“Unless you can build a shambler-destroying machine, it’s just a matter of time before Summerland is overrun. We need to evacuate before another horde comes through.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland