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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Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Out of that sprang a nationwide movement to avoid buying U.S. products and Canadians are canceling trips south of the border in their droves.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Killer Kross is coming back and droves of fans are here for it–or at least on their way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The second single drove in the Padres’ first run, the triple drove in the last run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Marseille is a port city, constantly in motion; immigration waves from North Africa, Italy and Corsica have shaped much of its modern cultural fabric, and now young people from cities across Europe, lured by a less expensive cost of living and easy access to nature, are coming in droves.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Out of that sprang a nationwide movement to avoid buying U.S. products and Canadians are canceling trips south of the border in their droves.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Killer Kross is coming back and droves of fans are here for it–or at least on their way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The second single drove in the Padres’ first run, the triple drove in the last run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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