in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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This eyebrow pen is currently $14.97 on Amazon, and the beauty girlies are buying it in droves, with over 5,000 bought in the past month. Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 One of the spots drawing nomads in droves is Medellín, located in Colombia’s northwest. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 Redditors came out in droves to try to figure out why someone would place their shoes in the unusual spot. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Users came back to TikTok in droves on Sunday, with daily active users up 17 percent over Saturday, the Sensor Tower data show. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in droves

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