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
Synonyms
Examples of horde in a Sentence
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
Recent Examples on the Web
As daylight waned the following evening, the hordes of tourists around the canyon’s South Rim quickly dissipated.
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Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
The plot is your standard B-movie fare, as scheming real estate tycoon Ben Brandt (Billy Magnussen) sends a horde of goons after Dalton, eager to acquire Frankie’s valuable beachside location.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Nicholas also nearly got Glenn killed, after shooting himself and bringing Glenn down into a horde of hungry walkers.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
If zoomers are delicate snowflakes, alphas are the opposite — a horde of marauders chasing Drunk Elephant beauty products.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Redditors howled at these changes — and Mr. Wong’s successor as C.E.O., Ellen Pao, was chased out by a horde of angry users — but the company’s pivot to respectability was an undeniable success.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Enemy variety is also severely lacking, with most missions consisting of a horde of two to three sword-bearing fighters attacking at once.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
The crackdowns, rooted in the cycle of wear-and-tear borne by sleepy beachside towns, sometimes reveal more about the host towns than about the hordes of incoming guests.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
One of the most enjoyable parts of the festival was also witnessing the way attendees were dressed — Nicki stans were easily identifiable, traveling around in hordes of hot and neon pink.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
The plot is your standard B-movie fare, as scheming real estate tycoon Ben Brandt (Billy Magnussen) sends a horde of goons after Dalton, eager to acquire Frankie’s valuable beachside location.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Nicholas also nearly got Glenn killed, after shooting himself and bringing Glenn down into a horde of hungry walkers.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
If zoomers are delicate snowflakes, alphas are the opposite — a horde of marauders chasing Drunk Elephant beauty products.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Redditors howled at these changes — and Mr. Wong’s successor as C.E.O., Ellen Pao, was chased out by a horde of angry users — but the company’s pivot to respectability was an undeniable success.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Enemy variety is also severely lacking, with most missions consisting of a horde of two to three sword-bearing fighters attacking at once.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
The crackdowns, rooted in the cycle of wear-and-tear borne by sleepy beachside towns, sometimes reveal more about the host towns than about the hordes of incoming guests.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
One of the most enjoyable parts of the festival was also witnessing the way attendees were dressed — Nicki stans were easily identifiable, traveling around in hordes of hot and neon pink.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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