plural hundreds or hundred
1
: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
hundreds plural
a
: the numbers 100 to 999
b
: a great number
hundreds of times
3
: a 100-dollar bill
4
: a subdivision of some English and American counties
hundred
adjective
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Despite hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Russian military can still generate forces far greater than Ukraine.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The South was the main beneficiary of this influx of people relocating to cheaper, more livable parts of the nation, with Florida and Texas adding hundreds of thousands of new residents over the past five years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Authorities made similar moves in March, before the biggest-ever antigovernment protest in the Balkan country, which drew hundreds of thousands of people.
—Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The Israeli military ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians in large swaths of northern Gaza, home to hundreds of thousands of people who had returned during the ceasefire earlier this year.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The South was the main beneficiary of this influx of people relocating to cheaper, more livable parts of the nation, with Florida and Texas adding hundreds of thousands of new residents over the past five years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Authorities made similar moves in March, before the biggest-ever antigovernment protest in the Balkan country, which drew hundreds of thousands of people.
—Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The Israeli military ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians in large swaths of northern Gaza, home to hundreds of thousands of people who had returned during the ceasefire earlier this year.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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