- plural of drove.
droves
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles Police Department and multiple other agencies responded in droves early Saturday to reports of an illegal street takeover in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of L.A. near Gardena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
But the streets are clean, multinational companies are here in droves and the island country frequently ranks at the top of livability indexes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Eleanor Rigby” attracted a post-55 audience in droves, while the good-natured storyline and nautical sound effects inherent in “Yellow Submarine” drew children and pre-teens into The Beatles’ camp.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
They landed in droves around the parapet edges.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
