droves
Example Sentences
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If they show up in droves, Litafik said, that probably means that Massie is more likely to lose.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Standing in his vehicle - known as the Popemobile - the pontiff waved at the droves of people waiting for his entrance.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
At the same time, estate planners are retiring in droves.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
L.A.’s massive Filipino community turned out in droves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The fresh wind across the big lake blew away the smoke of cooking fires and vanquished the mosquitoes that came out in whining droves and had plagued them in town.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
