thousands

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Thunderstorms and thousands of lightning strikes have passed across Scotland, leaving a house badly damaged and causing flooding in some areas.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

After softball-sized hail was reported in Colorado this week, thousands of homeowners will be assessing their homes and cars for damage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Department of Commerce report at the time—a minuscule number compared with the hundreds of thousands of such aircraft in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Even compared to 2003 -- when tens of thousands of people died in a major European heatwave -- the current episode was notably extreme, the authors said.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

I thought a second and said, “Oh, I know now. That’s the place you were telling me about where they have all of those books; thousands and thousands of books.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls