How to Use ten in a Sentence

ten

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  • Then the Dutch brought in tens of thousands of people from China to till the land.
    — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • The result was a world war that lasted four years and led to the loss of tens of millions of lives.
    — Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 17 July 2024
  • Seals and sea lions have been hit hard, with tens of thousands killed.
    — Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
  • In a matter of weeks, tens of thousands of tech workers lost their jobs.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
  • This, combined with bloody street fights, left tens of thousands of civilians dead.
    — Laura Moserb, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2024
  • The bags often sell for tens of thousands of dollars on the secondary market.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The company sells access to the driving scores of tens of millions of people.
    — Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 9 June 2024
  • That’s a far cry from the tens of thousands that turned out to vote in the early hours of the 2022 primary and general elections.
    — The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The stretch of road from the Capitol Building to Freedom Plaza was packed with tens of thousands of protesters.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Humans saving seeds dates back tens of thousands of years.
    — Tamara Yakaboski, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The new record comes as tens of millions of people are grappling with extreme weather in the United States.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 7 June 2024
  • Some retirees are bracing to be billed tens of thousands of dollars.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 15 May 2023
  • Within days, tens of thousands of utility customers were in the dark.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The holidays are behind us, and for the New Year, tens of millions of Americans have resolved to lose weight.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the demand for the drugs has exploded, with tens of millions now taking them worldwide.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
  • The tens of thousands of items in the store are accessible to complete orders if needed.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • And the tens of thousands of people who gather every July for the annual wild pony swim that put this town on the map are nowhere to be seen.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Reed’s tweet recounting her shock over the loss of the account has received tens of thousands of responses.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • The convention will take place downtown from July 15-18 and is expected to bring tens of thousands of people to the city.
    — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Given all that, vacancies have soared — despite the tens of thousands of people living on the street.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The community will host tens of thousands of new homes, says the proposal, as well as parks, bike lanes, open space, and a solar farm.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • These days, a new wave of Hispanic migrants was arriving in Iowa to fill tens of thousands of vacant jobs across the state.
    — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
  • In the Tulare Lake Basin — where tens of thousands of acres remain flooded — botulism isn’t the only risk.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • The free streaming service carries tens of thousands of titles.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
  • Over tens of millions of years, termites have worked on perfecting their building methods—and there are lessons to learn.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 31 May 2023
  • The two also took tens of millions of public school dollars for their own personal use.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, the property needed tens of millions of dollars in upgrades and repairs.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • But Trump's fundraising of tens of millions of dollars has paid lawyers to argue all the way to the Supreme Court that charges in his federal election interference case should be dismissed.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • The net result will be the loss of tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the city economy and a severe reduction of income, occupancy, and sales taxes to the city’s coffers.
    — Kevin F. Carey, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024

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