thronged
Example Sentences
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In the summer, the area is thronged by fishermen drawn to Bristol Bay for the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The islands' roughly 200,000 inhabitants have queued at petrol stations in recent days and thronged hardware stores to buy plywood and supermarkets for food, bottled water and other essentials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The other recreated a storefront thronged by smiling people moving to Bad Bunny’s beats.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Normally it was thronged with boats — in a country with few paved roads, the Congo was the closest thing to an interstate.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
