Examples of in droves in a Sentence
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Before long, word had spread, and surfers, famously motivated by rumors of sublime breaks, were soon arriving in droves.
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David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Contributors talk candidly about the happy accident that Black folks came to Twitter in droves over Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 May 2024
The hatch brings fly fisherman to the river in droves each year, but Brooks and TU worry that a rare-earth mine in the headwaters could change that.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
Amidst the tuberculosis epidemic, young white women began leaving the nursing field in droves in the late 1920’s to escape the disease.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 May 2024
Then diners arrived in droves to chow down on crab legs and prime rib while marveling at panoramic views of the city.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Sky watchers will show up in droves, snarling traffic to don Eclipse glasses and look up as the sun turns black.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Teachers are quitting in droves over stagnant salaries and burnout.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
But given that women have been joining the workforce in droves for at least half a century, their share of top roles is still low.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Contributors talk candidly about the happy accident that Black folks came to Twitter in droves over Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 May 2024
The hatch brings fly fisherman to the river in droves each year, but Brooks and TU worry that a rare-earth mine in the headwaters could change that.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
Amidst the tuberculosis epidemic, young white women began leaving the nursing field in droves in the late 1920’s to escape the disease.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 May 2024
Then diners arrived in droves to chow down on crab legs and prime rib while marveling at panoramic views of the city.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Sky watchers will show up in droves, snarling traffic to don Eclipse glasses and look up as the sun turns black.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Teachers are quitting in droves over stagnant salaries and burnout.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
But given that women have been joining the workforce in droves for at least half a century, their share of top roles is still low.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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