How to Use thousand in a Sentence

thousand

noun
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  • Others saw it as the singer choosing to take in the moment and vibe with the crowd of thousands.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Too Short’s early records would sell tens of thousands of copies around the Bay Area.
    — Tom Breihan, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled to southern Gaza since the start of the war on Oct. 7.
    — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Crusaders killed thousands in the Rhineland massacres of 1096.
    — Alan G. Futerman and Walter E. Block, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Hundreds — maybe even thousands — have come out of my kitchen.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • He’s said that being in the DJ booth in front of thousands of people gives him the rush of his playing days.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, chamomile has been used for thousands of years to soothe anxiety.
    — Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But experts had to look at hundreds or even thousands of records to prove that smoking was the cause.
    — Jared D. Taylor, The Conversation, 21 May 2020
  • They were not prepared for thousands of people to show up.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Early in the war, Israel amassed hundreds of thousands of troops along the border.
    — Isabel Debre, Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
  • This black hole is thousands or hundreds of thousands of times more massive than the sun.
    — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 6 May 2020
  • At the height of the windstorm, tens of thousands were in the dark in Nevada and Utah, where power has mostly since been restored.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Hundreds of thousands of birds are killed each year by wind turbines across the United States.
    — Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 July 2024
  • Hundreds were killed and thousands injured, and huge swaths of the city were badly damaged.
    — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • While some of the ads reached only thousands of users, others spread far more widely.
    — David Gilbert, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Outside the palace, thousands lined the streets of Amman, many of them wrapped in traditional red-and-white scarves.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • Either way, tens of thousands of vehicles are now double- and triple-parked on the many of the city’s thoroughfares.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • On Sunday, thousands of people took to the streets to show their support for the defendants.
    — Mike Corder, ajc, 3 Apr. 2023
  • There was also the fact that Mod, like hundreds of thousands of others, was a massive fan of the 2009 novel.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Related In the stands above, tens of thousands watch the show, dancing to live orchestras.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes.
    — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • There are thousands of kilometers of water along the coast just put aside all the know shark gutters as no take zones.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Like hundreds of thousands of Israelis, Shabtai serves in the reserves and has spent the past three months fighting in Gaza.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In the meantime, the amount involved can balloon into tens of thousands of dollars or more.
    — David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • It’s usually attached to the right door frame at the entrance of a home, and it’s been a part of Jewish culture for thousands of years.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • About 80% of the population of 2.3 million have fled their homes, and U.N. agencies say hundreds of thousands are on the brink of famine.
    — Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2024
  • These professionals, among the best in the world, investigate the cause of thousands of fires each year.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • At Lake of the Ozarks, hundreds — if not thousands — gathered for a packed pool party over the holiday.
    — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 26 May 2020
  • Every dog owner needs a dog leash, and there are hundreds — if not thousands — of options out there to choose from.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Tens of thousands of people have fled the streets normally jammed with fishermen, tourists and residents.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024

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