drove

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\ ˈdrōv

Definition of drove

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a group of animals driven or moving in a body

2 : a large number : crowd —usually used in plural especially with in came in droves

drove

Definition of drove (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense of drive

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Examples of drove in a Sentence

Noun people flocked to the annual festival in droves

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Amed Rosario’s two-run single off Emilio Pagan in the eighth drove in Myles Straw to tie the score and Steven Kwan with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 Guardians victory over the Twins at Progressive Field. — Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 June 2022 The field is also losing personnel as a drove of federal and academic botanists retire. — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 In Adley Rutschman’s first at-bat, his single drove in a runner. — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 Just last month, an 18-year-old drove over 200 miles, and killed 10 Black shoppers and injured three others, at a supermarket in Buffalo. — Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 9 June 2022 His infield single in the seventh drove in Mookie Betts to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. — Joe Reedy, ajc, 4 June 2022 And in the third, Mateo’s single drove in Santander, who had reached on a second straight double. — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022 James Clemens beat East Limestone 1-0 on Monday, breaking up the 2-hit shutout with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Parker’s single drove in Francisco Ramirez. — al, 5 Apr. 2022 Northside scored its final run in the fifth when Rollans' single drove in Eli Calderera, who was a courtesy runner after Frazier had tripled. — Henry Apple, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

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