How to Use throng in a Sentence

throng

1 of 2 noun

• Some fans were pushed over the barriers as the throng pressed into the guardrails.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022
• Do not stand between the opening throng and the cookbooks.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2022
• Once at the State House, the throng viewed the real thing, suspended from the ceiling above the rear of the House chamber.
  — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• At this point, they're nearly lost in a throng of people.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2022
• The cheeky singer mugged for the camera with a throng of admiring fans in London in 2008.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
• The throng, however, hoped to see the singing Osmonds who had arrived home at the same time.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
• But the album resonated with a new throng of angsty fans of geek-rock and pop-punk.
  — Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Well, for one reason: to avoid the throngs of visitors who had that same thought.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Lanes are among the throng of demonstrators who have gathered outside the clinic over the years.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022
• Among the throng of clickers is an imposing new beast: a bloater.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
• Concerts involve more than just a throng of fans standing around on the grass.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• The two were a part of the throng of Aspen-goers this holiday season.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
• Shots on the west side of Union Station sent throngs of people running for cover.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• That run should come to an end in Milwaukee with a throng of Wisconsin fans on hand.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
• The sentences stayed, and the SnyderVerse throng descended.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022
• When Salunkhe told the throng to assemble the following morning to protest, the crowd roared its approval.
  — Parth M.n., Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• The audience—and in particular the throng of kids crowding around the ring—screams in delight.
  — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
• Biggest star encounter in Toronto… The throng of fans chasing Ryan Reynolds.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
• Instead, the throngs of shoppers were after just one thing - drink tumblers.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• Inside, three-quarters of the way down that single-file corridor stands Curry, immersed in the throng of fans who have reached the front of the line.
  — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 30 June 2022
• Outside on Wilshire Boulevard, a throng of fans were still standing as well, waiting for a glimpse of their favorite stars as the evening wound to a close.
  — Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• Taliban fighters guarding the gates would fire their rifles toward the throngs.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
• Trump took to the fairgrounds in a navy suit, with cuff links, and was greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at every stop.
  — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
• The two women sitting to my left kept their eyes focused on a pair of stunning roosters with brown and blue feathers near the center of the throng.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2022
• Reece Brown, a 26-year-old Scott super fan, joined a large throng of people who waited in line for more than an hour to get in before the rapper took the stage.
  — Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2022
• The Arrowhead throng was doing its work: Goff’s signals were swallowed up by the din; his teammates couldn’t hear him.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The Jazz guard was promptly greeted at the airport by a throng of photographers and reporters.
  — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• Outside the prison gates after the ceremony, Moris, 38, cut a wedding cake and gave a speech to a throng of supporters.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
• Free from the throngs of tourists that come along with the summer months and sandwiched before the holiday season travel deluge, the fall is the ideal time to get on the road.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• The video showcases the three men clad in black, tied up in heavy-duty cables and suspended above a writhing throng of muddied dancers.
  — SPIN, 3 Mar. 2022

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throng

2 of 2 verb

• Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales.
• The landmark reopened Wednesday and was thronged with tourists.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 11 July 2019
• Crowds thronged into the venue giving on to the tony Boulevard Saint-Germain.
  — Jennifer Weil | Wwd, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
• The song ends by shifting into the point of view of people thronging to watch him die.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019
• Mourners, thronging to the capital, are shot on the streets.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2018
• The border areas thronged with refugees are ripe for lethal epidemics.
  — Gary Bass, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
• Tens of thousands of Parisians had thronged the streets to cheer Pershing on his June 13 arrival.
  — Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
• At the rally, the streets and church grounds were thronged with people brandishing signs and calling for peace.
  — Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
• Smelling blood, the protesters thronged in greater numbers.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 June 2019
• In the '70s, Bruce's friends thronged his home, where his parents were welcoming and warm, and these cookies were always at the ready.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• The course of jumps, descents and hairpin turns was thronged with fans, their faces up against the Plexiglas at sections.
  — David Allan, CNN, 16 Mar. 2018
• The grand homes along the two-plus-mile red-white-and-blue striped parade route are decked with flags, and spectators throng the sidewalks and lawns.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
• Tens of thousands of Parisians had thronged the streets to cheer Pershing on his June 13 arrival.
  — Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
• Thousands thronged Monday’s route for the Days of ‘47 parade and its sparkling slice of Utah Americana.
  — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2023
• There is no plan to provide services to those billion people who have now thronged to our cities.
  — refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
• Fans are still boarding trains, or parking their cars, or thronging the pubs.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Things would look fine, then all at once, trees would die, infernos would rage, insects would throng.
  — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
• Video from the weekend showed large crowds thronging the streets of New Orleans and Miami.
  — al, 17 Mar. 2020
• Crowds of people had thronged around the entrance of the posh mall outside the Marina Bay Sands hotel to catch a glimpse of the North’s dictator.
  — The Economist, 12 June 2018
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a clock counting down to next year's Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, ajc, 3 July 2023
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a clock counting down to next year’s Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• Thousands have thronged the Capitol for three straight days seeking more money for the classrooms.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2018
• The press takes an occasional careless glance at us, and passes to the more colorful pageants thronging the stage of events.
  — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
• Last weekend, ahead of the lockdown, thousands of people thronged Ikea while restaurants were packed for one last hurrah.
  — Iain Marlow, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• Venezuelans thronged the banks to get rid of the notes, but the promised larger denominations never showed up.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• Long lines of people thronged the new museum, which encompasses work from both the East and West.
  — Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
• The low turnout was at odds with predictions that voters would throng the polls in a harbinger of a new era in Iraqi politics.
  — chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a nearby clock counting down to next year’s Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, Nicolas Garriga, and Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2023
• Crowds still throng athletes, politicians, and rock stars for autographs.
  — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
• With life thronging with moments of hope like these, the book asks, why not choose engagement over despair, joy over horror?
  — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 16 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 3 May 2024