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
Examples of horde in a Sentence
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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David Draiman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
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This gives you the chance to explore the temples without the thundering hordes, all of whom are generally gone by noon.
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David Draiman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Operating like the best live-action Looney Tunes movie that never was, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a series of increasingly zany gags in which fur trapper fend off literal hordes of beavers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
This gives you the chance to explore the temples without the thundering hordes, all of whom are generally gone by noon.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Explore the city with new movement abilities, beat up criminals to restore order, and take down Kraven, Venom, and hordes of baddies.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horde
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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