thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇-zᵊn(d) 
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see Table of Numbers
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
Examples of thousand in a Sentence
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At Damascus Gate, tens of thousands of Muslims step down stone slopes, carefully watched by Israeli security forces.
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Ayman Oghanna, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
Rafah is home to more than 1 million people, including hundreds of thousands who fled fled fighting elsewhere in the enclave.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Police and deputies respond annually to tens of thousands of calls about people in mental health crisis.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
But none of it mattered in the end, because tens of thousands of people showed up absolutely geeked to light up in public with like-minded folks, drop bundles of cash on flower, hash, and edibles, and ring in the high holiday with a wild, hazy celebration.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
The English women’s cricket team works with Prospect to use AI to pick the right players for different opponents by simulating mock matches under thousands of scenarios.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Apr. 2024
Instead of having to go through thousands of hours of surveillance footage, investigators were able to narrow their search for a specific vehicle and a specific cell phone serial number.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Black southerners moved to Chicago in the early 20th century in search of greater freedoms and economic opportunities.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
After the 2017 total solar eclipse, millions of sunglasses were donated, but only tens of thousands were usable.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Ayman Oghanna, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
Rafah is home to more than 1 million people, including hundreds of thousands who fled fled fighting elsewhere in the enclave.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Police and deputies respond annually to tens of thousands of calls about people in mental health crisis.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
But none of it mattered in the end, because tens of thousands of people showed up absolutely geeked to light up in public with like-minded folks, drop bundles of cash on flower, hash, and edibles, and ring in the high holiday with a wild, hazy celebration.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
The English women’s cricket team works with Prospect to use AI to pick the right players for different opponents by simulating mock matches under thousands of scenarios.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Apr. 2024
Instead of having to go through thousands of hours of surveillance footage, investigators were able to narrow their search for a specific vehicle and a specific cell phone serial number.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Black southerners moved to Chicago in the early 20th century in search of greater freedoms and economic opportunities.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
After the 2017 total solar eclipse, millions of sunglasses were donated, but only tens of thousands were usable.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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thousand
noun
thou·sand
ˈthau̇z-ᵊn(d)
plural thousands or thousand
1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 see number
2
: a very large number
thousands of ants
thousand
adjective
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