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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Those pleasant water temperatures are the primary reason for the hordes of summer visitors.
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Furiosa, hiding beneath the truck, winds up fighting the invading hordes, allying herself with Jack, and joining, temporarily, Immortan Joe’s army.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
This isn't surprising, as the PCMark test doesn't effectively utilize the hordes of CPU cores available in the ThinkStation across its two Xeons.
—PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Furiosa, hiding beneath the truck, winds up fighting the invading hordes, allying herself with Jack, and joining, temporarily, Immortan Joe’s army.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
This isn't surprising, as the PCMark test doesn't effectively utilize the hordes of CPU cores available in the ThinkStation across its two Xeons.
—PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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