throngs
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.
And there was certainly nothing abnormal about the airport being crowded with throngs of people still in their pajamas ahead of a 7 a.m. flight.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
Family patriarch Joseph Guinnip joined the throngs of people who headed west to take hold of America’s Manifest Destiny, leaving Steuben County, N.Y., in the 1830s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
But there were also throngs of Lai's supporters, some of them having camped out for days hoping to get inside for his sentencing.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Both Graham and Paul had throngs of reporters following them in the Capitol Tuesday, getting their sides of the long-running foreign-policy feud that had now swung dramatically in one direction.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026
Amidst throngs of happy people Sadako forgot her secret for a while.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
![]()