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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In the decades that followed, hordes of white college students flocked to The Strip, the stretch of A1A between Las Olas and Sunrise boulevards, and piled into motels.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new discoveries that reveal extensive trade networks spanning Europe and beyond.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
His presence is everywhere here in the Big Easy — like sitting in front of a high-rise podium on Opening Night, or surrounded by a horde of media outside the perimeter of the end zone.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Joel is a hardened smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie across the devastated US, battling hostile forces and hordes of zombies, to a Fireflies unit outside the quarantine zone.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new discoveries that reveal extensive trade networks spanning Europe and beyond.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
His presence is everywhere here in the Big Easy — like sitting in front of a high-rise podium on Opening Night, or surrounded by a horde of media outside the perimeter of the end zone.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Joel is a hardened smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie across the devastated US, battling hostile forces and hordes of zombies, to a Fireflies unit outside the quarantine zone.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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