thousand

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But avoiding credit cards entirely in 2026 means leaving a thousand dollars or more in rewards on the table every year for a lot of people.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Seventy four thousand years ago, Earth experienced one of the most powerful volcanic disasters in the past 2.5 million years.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

That’s enough power to run several thousand American homes for a year.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“I think it seats a thousand people,” she recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I must have said it was dumb to Joey and Ryan and Rich about a thousand times before the end of the day.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott