How to Use throng in a Sentence

throng

1 of 2 noun
  • My eyes try to see through the throng of bodies.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Saturdays for the throngs, rain or shine.
    — Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • As the day wears on, the crowd swells to a formidable throng.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Will any of this suddenly convince users to join the throngs?
    — John Brandon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Concerts involve more than just a throng of fans standing around on the grass.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Soon, a throng of people wearing neon vests and hard hats gathers near it.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some fans were pushed over the barriers as the throng pressed into the guardrails.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • But the album resonated with a new throng of angsty fans of geek-rock and pop-punk.
    — Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the throngs of shoppers were after just one thing - drink tumblers.
    — The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, throngs of fans lined the streets for a glimpse of the NBA champs.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • Teasdale was wedged within the throngs of the crowds but happy to have a clear view of Kirk.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Walking among this throng of floating color balls is surreal and well worth the drive.
    — Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • Athletes find a new gear when playing in front of throngs of chanting countrymen.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Much to Jack’s surprise, Anna is among the throng of local press.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Workers bustle by them in throngs in the center of Guadalajara.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Briney is among the throng of actors joining the Hacks cast for the show’s final season.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The throng, however, hoped to see the singing Osmonds who had arrived home at the same time.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Taliban fighters guarding the gates would fire their rifles toward the throngs.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
  • During my visit, people came and went—not in throngs, but in ones and twos, dipping in and out quickly.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
  • The two were a part of the throng of Aspen-goers this holiday season.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
  • That run should come to an end in Milwaukee with a throng of Wisconsin fans on hand.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Shots on the west side of Union Station sent throngs of people running for cover.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Leo was met by throngs of cheering Italians, some of whom had been waiting since the middle of the night to greet him.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • The throngs gathered for what almost happened and what actually did take place.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Lanes are among the throng of demonstrators who have gathered outside the clinic over the years.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022
  • Even though it was closed that day (it had been shut following the robbery), throngs were there — many wondering about the crime.
    — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Diabate went right back at Duren, and a throng of bodies assembled.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Each time Gu unclips her boots from her skis, the throng is waiting, nearly 100 deep.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Trump took to the fairgrounds in a navy suit, with cuff links, and was greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at every stop.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023

throng

2 of 2 verb
  • Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales.
  • Cameras bobbed and staffers thronged.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In a cell-phone video of the opening, the space was thronged with people.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • The border areas thronged with refugees are ripe for lethal epidemics.
    — Gary Bass, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Fans are still boarding trains, or parking their cars, or thronging the pubs.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The song ends by shifting into the point of view of people thronging to watch him die.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Things would look fine, then all at once, trees would die, infernos would rage, insects would throng.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • There is no plan to provide services to those billion people who have now thronged to our cities.
    — refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
  • The landmark reopened Wednesday and was thronged with tourists.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 11 July 2019
  • Crowds still throng athletes, politicians, and rock stars for autographs.
    — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Gout, wary of the doctors who throng in wealthy homes, settles instead on a poor man’s toe, hoping for peace.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At the rally, the streets and church grounds were thronged with people brandishing signs and calling for peace.
    — Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
  • Thousands have thronged the Capitol for three straight days seeking more money for the classrooms.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2018
  • That is, in part, because her story differs from most others who thronged campuses.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Residents thronged to listen to singing, despite the frequent sounds of bullets and shelling.
    — Intessar Fadl Allah, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2025
  • With life thronging with moments of hope like these, the book asks, why not choose engagement over despair, joy over horror?
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The grand homes along the two-plus-mile red-white-and-blue striped parade route are decked with flags, and spectators throng the sidewalks and lawns.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • The course of jumps, descents and hairpin turns was thronged with fans, their faces up against the Plexiglas at sections.
    — David Allan, CNN, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Crowds thronged into the venue giving on to the tony Boulevard Saint-Germain.
    — Jennifer Weil | Wwd, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Last weekend, ahead of the lockdown, thousands of people thronged Ikea while restaurants were packed for one last hurrah.
    — Iain Marlow, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The press takes an occasional careless glance at us, and passes to the more colorful pageants thronging the stage of events.
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
  • As the two fighters have settled into their desert training camps, the crowds have thronged along with the publicity machine.
    — TIME.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The low turnout was at odds with predictions that voters would throng the polls in a harbinger of a new era in Iraqi politics.
    — chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
  • Along the road, shoppers thronged the market stalls, buying live chickens, vegetables, spices, snacks, and sundries.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Some step outside their school buildings for just a moment; others throng together, marching through the streets by the thousands.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Long lines of people thronged the new museum, which encompasses work from both the East and West.
    — Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • International tourists weren’t the only ones thronging these spots.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Video from the weekend showed large crowds thronging the streets of New Orleans and Miami.
    — al, 17 Mar. 2020

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