in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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Homeowners were getting rid of their decor and collections in droves, only to live with empty walls and regret. Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 Aikman brings that in droves as a Hall of Fame player and current ESPN color commentator for Monday Night Football. Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026 In New York City, revelers who are expected to gather in droves to watch the annual ball drop in Times Square will likely experience the chilliest event in eight years, said CBS New York meteorologist Matthew DeLucia. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 And as the April deadline approached for applying for the US $900 million the United States was offering for SMR development, readers came to Spectrum in droves to learn about the program in a news article authored by contributor Shannon Cuthrell. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in droves

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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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