How to Use drove in a Sentence

drove

noun
Definition of drovenext
Synonyms for drovenext
  • People flocked to the annual festival in droves.
  • This year, droves of men showed up with résumés in hand.
    — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In other words, droves of shoppers are adding the shirt to their wardrobe ahead of the new season.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Even 23 years later, people still play the second game by the droves.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • And two years ago, women turned out in droves to elect a sweep of women to Congress.
    — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2020
  • The rich are jumping on their climate crisis lifeboats and moving in their droves to the wintry climes of the Alps.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Shanks said the constant struggles for life’s basics will cause people to leave the basin in drove.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2021
  • Park it in your driveway and the neighbors will come out in droves, drooling and breathing heavy.
    — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
  • She has been joined by the droves of young social media users who have discovered the case.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • That means droves of shoppers have been flocking to this must-have summer shirt all week long.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • That means droves of shoppers are snapping it for summer right now.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • The farmers let the droves freely forage for acorns, grass, and wild herbs, with each pig walking nearly nine miles a day.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • If older voters are coming out in droves, that's good for Biden.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Still, his legions of fans find ways to separate the art from the artist and come in droves every time a new album drops.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Fifty miles east, collegiate crowds took to Panama City Beach in droves.
    — Paris Martineau, Wired, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Rural hospitals have been shuttered in droves in the past decade.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
  • In contrast to the parent company of Sears, which closed more than 3,500 stores in the last two decades, J.C. Penney chose not to close stores in droves over the years.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 15 May 2020
  • That means droves of shoppers are grabbing the top, which is already on sale thanks to a coupon in the product description.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Airlines have canceled flights in droves to cope with a crushing decline in demand, and the flight cuts get steeper by the day.
    — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2020
  • That means droves of shoppers are getting their closet summer-ready with the active shorts.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Both duck boat tours the Journal Sentinel reporter went on drove on roads for short periods of time.
    — Dana Brandt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2020
  • With droves of fans lined up in rows behind the fence, rain falling, and a rainbow forming, the Franklin senior spun a slider to the outside corner of the plate.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • The workforce has at least doubled to more than 10 people, Austin said, and volunteers have been showing up in droves.
    — NBC News, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Amid droves of hateful comments online, Mulvaney took a step back from posting her day-to-day life.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
  • Visitors come in droves to immerse themselves in city life, whether that's with a side of sunshine or skyscrapers.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Those looking to avoid the tourist droves should aim to visit in mid-September, November, April, or May.
    — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Krupp described the way droves of people descended on Griffith a few years ago to take in a special super moon.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There are rarely traffic jams in the small Adams County farming town of Ritzville, but there was one last week as people turned out in droves for 20 tons of free potatoes.
    — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
  • The men came in droves, sporting their long tresses, some sleek and straight, others wavy, frizzed and curly.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Positano The most famous and flocked to of all the seaside villages in the region, Positano lures droves of travelers each summer.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023

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