1
a
: a political subdivision of central Asian nomads
b
: a people or tribe of nomadic life
2
: a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng
hordes of peasants
Examples of horde in a Sentence
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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Romance has always been a popular genre, but is often stigmatized for the same reason hordes of people seek it out: its set rules.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Untold hordes more have traditionally surrounded the court while standing.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 May 2025
From the ’90s originals to the series’ resurrection in recent years, the Doom games have always been about using constant, zippy motion to dodge through a sea of relatively slow-moving bullets, maintaining your distance while firing back at encroaching hordes of varied monsters.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
He was known for confronting Attila the Hun, persuading the horde not to attack Rome.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Untold hordes more have traditionally surrounded the court while standing.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 May 2025
From the ’90s originals to the series’ resurrection in recent years, the Doom games have always been about using constant, zippy motion to dodge through a sea of relatively slow-moving bullets, maintaining your distance while firing back at encroaching hordes of varied monsters.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
He was known for confronting Attila the Hun, persuading the horde not to attack Rome.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for horde
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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