horde
Example Sentences
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This sweet arrangement draws hordes of applicants to every job opening.
He was not set upon by unreasonable hordes or ambushed by sneaky types.
From Literature
Life grew even harder when the fleeing hordes arrived.
From Literature
At the same time, a stronger dollar afforded consumers more purchasing power to buy goods and services from abroad, sending hordes of American tourists to the Eiffel Tower and sun-bleached Lisbon.
The working class La Villa neighborhood of Mexico City where the basilica is located fills with trucks festooned with with wreaths and Christmas lights and hordes of pilgrims camping in the streets.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
