throng

They throng a hilltop temple to turn the enormous 69-foot-tall golden prayer wheel, once the world’s largest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Appearing in public for the final time in 1947, the year of Churchill’s cutting comment, Baldwin noticed an animated throng reacting to his arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But even in this throng there were other voices too.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The police said around 600 so-called "Black Bloc" hardcore demonstrators had joined in the throng.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

“The throng haint. I felt it inside me, inside my left arm.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

I’ve been heartened by the throngs of people gathered in multiplexes, even if it means the floors are extra sticky from spilled soda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Last December, throngs of supporters and foes squared off at a raucous Metro board meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Ants have chemical defences, including the ability to sting in some species, and can recruit throngs of other ants rapidly as backup to overcome potential predators, Narendra explained.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

He looked at the throngs coming and going, and it worried him also.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

On summer evenings here, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

She was thronged by French and British media as she viewed the 11th Century embroidery, along with the chair of the British Museum, the former Chancellor George Osborne.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Last week the streets of Kyiv thronged with Western leaders marking the grim, fourth anniversary of the moment Russia launched its all-out war.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

As we walked back to her classroom, students thronged the hall, the metallic ringing of lockers opening and closing as they gathered their books for the first class after lunch.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

In the capital Tehran, there was no sign of a return to conflict, with ordinary Iranians thronging cafes to watch the France-Spain World Cup semi-final in huge crowds, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The streets are thronging with a snaking parade of mums, dads and children from the local school, clad in Norwegian national dress.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

Fans are still boarding trains, or parking their cars, or thronging the pubs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

The adult ghosts hung back, listless or fearful, but the children all came thronging forward.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman