1
a
: a political subdivision of central Asian nomads
b
: a people or tribe of nomadic life
2
: a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng
hordes of peasants
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Examples of horde in a Sentence
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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That means hordes of oncologists filling the halls, reams of data streaming through the meeting, and incredibly long lines for even the worst food.
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Adam Feuerstein , Matthew Herper, STAT, 1 June 2024
Things get messy and deadly from there, as hordes of the undead descend on the land.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 30 May 2024
The sense of it: Mickelson was delivering a blow to a tour that had provided him a platform and riches for three decades, while offering more legitimacy to the invading horde that could threaten the sport.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
In the film, snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a biker horde led by the warlord Dementus.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2024
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Adam Feuerstein , Matthew Herper, STAT, 1 June 2024
Things get messy and deadly from there, as hordes of the undead descend on the land.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 30 May 2024
The sense of it: Mickelson was delivering a blow to a tour that had provided him a platform and riches for three decades, while offering more legitimacy to the invading horde that could threaten the sport.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
In the film, snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a biker horde led by the warlord Dementus.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2024
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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