throng

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

After the formal photo, Burnham got out his phone and took a selfie with the throng, straining to fit them all into one shot.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

That didn’t stop the “Tarps Off” throng of shirtless fans at Angel Stadium from chanting Adell’s name after the gaffe against the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

And the throng haint gave way around her, splattered back across Wick and the far wall in a thick coat of nastiness.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

As I walked through downtown, I marveled at how the overwhelmingly Gen Z throngs expressed their mexicanidad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Vatican flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled with religious symbolism.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Unions claim hotels can afford to pay higher wages because they’ll be putting up throngs of tourists and athletes for the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Inside, they had to maneuver their way through throngs of people all moving in different directions.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

In and around his hometown of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the western state of Maharashtra, Dipke is routinely thronged by people wanting to shake his hand or take a photo.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There are two main fires being fought, including one in the la Faisanderie area, usually thronged with visitors in summer, not far from the town of Fontainebleau.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the summer, the area is thronged by fishermen drawn to Bristol Bay for the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

What's different here from some years ago, though, is that the Europeans and Russians who once thronged Palolem and other beach villages of Goa are missing.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Crowds always thronged the airport when a big plane was coming or going, and most of the people seemed to have no business there except hope.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

A week on, the noise and energy have ebbed, giving way to a rare, disquieting calm in a capital usually thronging with 10 million people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

Further evidence of a paradigm shift: Enthusiastic theatergoers thronging to “Malinche the Musical,” the brainchild of Nacho Cano, a Spanish rock star turned impresario.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 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

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

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman