plural dozens or dozen
1
: a group of 12
2
: an indefinitely large number
dozens of times
3
the dozens plural in form but singular in construction
: a ritualized African American word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of an opponent's family
dozen
adjective
Examples of dozen in a Sentence
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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His production company, TeleVision for Arkansas, produced dozens of original films.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
Like Kiko, the center of dozens of storms passed close enough to leave impacts from winds, rain and rough seas.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Families in more than a dozen states now enjoy universal-eligibility school choice, enabling them to access a portion of education funding to use toward their preferred educational setting.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
Like Kiko, the center of dozens of storms passed close enough to leave impacts from winds, rain and rough seas.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Families in more than a dozen states now enjoy universal-eligibility school choice, enabling them to access a portion of education funding to use toward their preferred educational setting.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dozen
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozen. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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