gaggle

noun gag·gle \ ˈga-gəl \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: gaggle in a Sentence

Definition of gaggle

1 : flock; especially : a flock of geese when not in flight — compare skein

2 : a group, aggregation, or cluster lacking organization

a gaggle of reporters and photographers

3 : an indefinite number

participated in a gaggle of petty crimes

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Examples of gaggle in a Sentence

a noisy gaggle of photographers

Recent Examples of gaggle from the Web

For them, that looks like a gaggle of shows sprinkled with a little bit of everything instead of a roster of shows that each appeal to different groups.

— refinery29.com, "What Happened To All Of The Black Teen Shows?," 3 July 2018
In one memorable experiment, Rasel’s group threw a freezer down a 500-foot tower onto a pile of styrofoam peanuts like a gaggle of modern-day Galileos.

— sophia chen, WIRED, "The Quest to Make Super Cold Quantum Blobs in Space," 25 June 2018
To drink, only the finest pitchers of Coke and Sprite for these student athletes, who despite looking exhausted from the pre-Rose Bowl grind, are in good spirits, posing for a gaggle of photographers moving in circles around them.

— jordan okun, Los Angeles Magazine, "Inside Lawry’s Beef Bowl, College Football’s Most Glorious Dining Tradition," 8 Jan. 2018
At a nearby park, men in shorts mill around a grill, while a gaggle of young boys toss a football and dart between playground rides.

— simon montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, "For three families, Tulsa experiment offers chance to grasp American dream," 3 July 2018
His ethereal, atmospheric images respectfully capture the quest for immortality in Russia, home to a visionary gaggle of cosmists, cryonicists, and transhumanists who believe in a deathless future.

— laura mallonee, WIRED, "The Mystics Seeking Eternal Life Through Liquid Nitrogen," 22 June 2018
Being a decent ally doesn't just mean dancing to Britney with a gaggle of gays on the weekend and arguing for Asia O'Hara as the rightful winner of this season of Drag Race.

— nick levine, GQ, "How to Be an Ally During Pride (and Beyond)," 19 June 2018
Related After spending most of the day in his hotel, Mr. Kim set off at about 9 p.m. with a gaggle of North Korean officials that included his sister, Kim Yo Jong, and accompanied by Singapore’s foreign and education ministers.

— chun han wong and eun-young jeong, WSJ, "Kim Jong Un, Sightseeing Dictator, Takes Selfies in Singapore," 11 June 2018
Arsenal are said to be leading a gaggle of top Premier League clubs in the race to sign Caceres, who has also been linked with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.

— SI.com, "Uruguayan Starlet 'Flattered' by Arsenal Interest as He Eyes 'Dream' Premier League Move," 10 June 2018

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