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
Examples of horde in a Sentence
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Burke reacted by sending a horde of officers to Loeb’s residence to arrest him and locking him up for the next 48 hours.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Nearly a century and a half later spoke, hordes of corporate lobbyists still seek to contort the tariff schedule every which way for their respective employers’ narrow benefit.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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