How to Use dozen in a Sentence

dozen

noun

• There must have been two dozen cop cars there.
  — Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
• This silk scarf earns its keep a dozen times over.
  — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
• Over the years, dozens of my cousins worked for her.
  — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
• There are a dozen or so beers on tap that are brewed on-site.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
• More than a dozen others were hurt.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• More than a dozen rivers are flooded.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
• Deighton wrote more than two dozen novels in all.
  — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
• Which leaves us with one spot, and half-a-dozen films to fill it.
  — Vulture, 23 Jan. 2023
• Since then, two dozen states have followed suit.
  — Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
• Queries often show links to half a dozen news sources.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
• So what changed to get those more than a dozen holdouts on board?
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 22 May 2025
• But dozens of tents were back again a week before the first game.
  — CBS News, 9 June 2026
• There are dozens of farms to explore in the region.
  — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• That leaves over two dozen states that have not agreed to the deal, lawyers for the states say.
  — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Rob was one of about a dozen dispatchers.
  — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• The first lady may invite up to about two dozen guests.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
• Its wings are offered with a choice of nearly two dozen sauces.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
• Right now, Amazon has dozens of deals on bird baths of all kinds.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
• Might have even written a dozen columns on it this past four months.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
• Check out over two dozen flicks, events and programs over 10 days.
  — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
• During that time, dozens of teens were detained.
  — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
• That project was just one of dozens planned before the program was spiked.
  — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
• There are more than a dozen ways to get in for free to the festival this year.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
• Don’t miss our guide with nearly two-dozen new bar openings across the city.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
• And a dozen roaches were under a box near a kitchen shelf with clean pots and pans.
  — David J. Neal july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
• On a busy day like July 4, one shack might see two dozen lost kids.
  — Curbed Editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026
• That's a lot to get done with just about a dozen voting weeks left before the midterms.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 May 2026
• About a dozen civilians have also been killed in the fighting.
  — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
• More than a dozen of Tran’s family and friends watched from the gallery.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
• About a dozen spellers will advance to the finals.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 May 2026