How to Use drove in a Sentence

drove

noun
  • The league brought the show, and the fans came in record droves to watch.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Those who can afford to have moved out of the state in droves.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • Mead's double in the fifth drove in Lile.
    — CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Students have been steering away in droves from those fields.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Then, watch as the hummers arrive in droves.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Ward’s hit in the sixth drove in his 96th run of the season.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Spatz’s single drove in two to cut the deficit to 10-8.
    — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
  • Michael Massey's single drove home Caglianone.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Students and fans turned out in droves to support his Wolves team.
    — Jeff Gable, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
  • That means droves of shoppers are snapping it for summer right now.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • The trousers are made from a soft and stretchy fabric blend that droves of reviewers rave about.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
  • That means droves of shoppers have been flocking to this must-have summer shirt all week long.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • In other words, droves of shoppers are adding the shirt to their wardrobe ahead of the new season.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Gonzalez’s one-out single drove in the third.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Caleb Brown’s single drove in Park for a 4-1 lead.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Government workers were laid off in droves.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Girl gangs are showing up in droves, Johnson said, to sit at her pink bar and catch up.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • Raliegh led early in voting until droves of Judge votes poured in.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Gen Zers in their droves are ditching college to become their own boss.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Join the droves of shoppers buying this cute henley top with a relaxed fit.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • If older voters are coming out in droves, that's good for Biden.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Tourists come in droves to enjoy the scenery and embrace the four distinct seasons.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Another piece that droves of shoppers are adding to their fall closets?
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • She has been joined by the droves of young social media users who have discovered the case.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Rural hospitals have been shuttered in droves in the past decade.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The men came in droves, sporting their long tresses, some sleek and straight, others wavy, frizzed and curly.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Even 23 years later, people still play the second game by the droves.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • And two years ago, women turned out in droves to elect a sweep of women to Congress.
    — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2020
  • Park it in your driveway and the neighbors will come out in droves, drooling and breathing heavy.
    — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
  • Shanks said the constant struggles for life’s basics will cause people to leave the basin in drove.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2021

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