crowd around
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, concerned humans crowd around an injured capybara, he says, not knowing it’s better to leave them alone and go for help.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
She still likes having people over, but at her 55th birthday party recently, everyone had to crowd around her kitchen island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Two striking images shared widely online show people carrying champagne bottles with lit sparklers above their heads, with a crowd around them.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
Ole reared up and made a last desperate effort to shrug off what was happening, but the sky seemed to crowd around his head, the earth buckled, and he keeled over into a strawberry bin.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
