How to Use hundred in a Sentence

hundred

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  • This has been the place of fishers for hundreds of years.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • For more than five decades hundreds of students went to school there, and the last class passed through in 1969.
    — Rachel Greco, The Seattle Times, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Since then, opioids have been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The gems date back hundreds of years to the time of Augustus the Strong, the elector of Saxony and king of Poland.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
  • And hundreds, if not thousands, more could be closing in the months to come.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Consider what this day and the past hundreds of days have meant for you.
    — Vogue, 22 Nov. 2018
  • Scenes like this were watched in hundreds of small towns and cities as the rare celestial event moved across the sky.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For hundreds of years, storms were named after saint days.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 2 June 2023
  • For perspective, there were mere hundreds of cars on French roads at the time.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • The actor’s presence at the main entrance sparked a surge in the crowd, with hundreds of fans rushing to catch a glimpse of the star.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The pattern of waves moves outwards from the center of the dial, and is notched with hundreds of tiny holes that play with the light.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Hundreds of thousands of homes go on the market every year — but some stand out amongst the noise.
    — Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2016
  • Of course, at this point, the S23 and S24 phones are discounted by hundreds of dollars.
    — PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Many of the accounts tweeted tens and even hundreds of thousands of times, the Journal found.
    — Georgia Wells, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • The early screening was one of hundreds held across the country days ahead of the film’s wide release.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 July 2023
  • The data is stored and passed along to one of Prime Wardrobe’s hundreds of stylists who help to curate items based on the style profile.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 30 July 2019
  • Rae-Venter and Heath’s hundreds of hours of research paid off.
    — Lauren Effron, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Falling to the fourth round cost Cobbs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
    — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Singh spent hundreds of hours during her senior year to create the 15-pound piece – and 38-rolls of duct tape.
    — Amy Schwabe, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Around the width of Earth, with winds of 400 mph, this giant system has been churning over Jupiter for hundreds of years.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • This year hundreds of African Americans will board flights to Ghana.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, National Geographic, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The wagon will provide hundreds of hours of fun for the whole family.
    — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • There are hundreds — there might even be a thousand — crystals on it.
    — Nadia Neophytou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2019
  • March Madness draws hundreds of thousands of fans to arenas from coast to coast.
    — Ralph D. Russo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Last year hundreds of book were removed because of mold, but nothing was done to the building.
    — Caitlin R. McGlade, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The dress has racked up hundreds of five-star ratings from happy customers.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • Things kicked off in front of a raucous crowd in the arena, with hundreds of fans for both teams cheering on their heroes.
    — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Jones had lost all of her life savings-hundreds of thousands of dollars.
    — Nick Leiber, ajc, 5 May 2018
  • As of publication, well over half of the fundraisers are at least halfway funded, and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised for crew in need.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Of the hundreds of varieties Estrada's trialed over seven years, these are her 10 all-time favorite pansies for beautiful, reliable, and surprising blooms.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025

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