1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves
drove
2 of 2past tense of drive
Synonyms
Examples of drove in a Sentence
Noun
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
Warming temperatures brought out bigger—and hungrier—mosquitos which, deprived of animal blood, attacked us in furious droves.
—Alexandra Owens, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
Teenagers from James Lick High School across the street come in droves to get their boba fix.
—Karissa Garza, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
The exchange came full circle when, following the potato famine of 1845-52, the Irish started moving in droves to the Americas.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
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Noun
Meanwhile, near the stage, thousands of fans at the beach waited in anticipation as the rain came in droves.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
Warming temperatures brought out bigger—and hungrier—mosquitos which, deprived of animal blood, attacked us in furious droves.
—Alexandra Owens, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
Teenagers from James Lick High School across the street come in droves to get their boba fix.
—Karissa Garza, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
The exchange came full circle when, following the potato famine of 1845-52, the Irish started moving in droves to the Americas.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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