throng

Example Sentences

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The circumstances around the wreck are "currently being investigated," said police in Ogun state, just north of Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, which throngs with visitors from across the country and diaspora each December.

From Barron's

On a chilly Friday night in early October, a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd thronged around the stage at Lucinda’s in Manhattan’s East Village.

From The Wall Street Journal

Britain's roads, railways and airports are set to be thronged by festive travellers on what is is anticipated to be the busiest day for Christmas trips.

From BBC

At the police cordon, a crowd thronged a cafe, buying coffees while worriedly discussing what had happened the previous night.

From BBC

"It was pandemonium and chaos," another attendee, who identified himself as Barry, said as he described watching a throng of people trying to escape the scene that had suddenly devolved into a nightmare.

From BBC