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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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
With affordability and attractive weather comes hordes of like-minded travelers.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The video game challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and robots.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horde
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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