1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves
drove
2 of 2past tense of drive
Examples of drove in a Sentence
Noun
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Alessia went on to be named UEFA’s player of the match for the 4-0 win over the Dutch on Wednesday, while droves of X users declared Giorgio too normal for Love Island.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Perdomo’s two-out single drove in McCarthy before Marte’s opposite-field homer made it 6-3.
—Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Garcia’s second single drove in the second run, with Witt lining to right for a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Noun
As droves of tourists continue to flock to Spain for European summer vacations, the nation’s emergency responders are dealing with the aftermath of a violent wave of flash flooding in nearly half of the country’s 50 provinces.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Alessia went on to be named UEFA’s player of the match for the 4-0 win over the Dutch on Wednesday, while droves of X users declared Giorgio too normal for Love Island.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Perdomo’s two-out single drove in McCarthy before Marte’s opposite-field homer made it 6-3.
—Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Garcia’s second single drove in the second run, with Witt lining to right for a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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