Explore Dozens through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tons or scads. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dozens meaning
plural of dozen
Synonyms of Dozens
Using Dozens
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of dozen
- Useful related words include: tons, scads, gobs, oodles.
- In the example corpus, dozens often appears in combinations such as: dozens of, and dozens, the dozens.
Context around Dozens
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dozens
- In this selection, "dozens" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, upon, spend, sent and upon stand out and add context to how "dozens" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include among his dozens of accolades, and sent dozens of fighters, dozens upon, upon dozens and killed dozens. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dozens" sits close to words such as assist, closing and surgery, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dozens
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Since then, Christian has recorded dozens and dozens of albums. (10 words)
Hamas has released dozens of hostages, but dozens are still being held. (12 words)
The annual tradition includes announcing winners of the dozens and dozens of entries. (13 words)
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. (37 words)
This incident is the latest in a series of disasters in the Mediterranean Sea, where dozens of migrants attempting the crossing have drowned and dozens more have had to be rescued from flimsy vessels. (34 words)
The result is a level of inclusivity that previously would have required dozens of additional employees—staff fluent in dozens of languages and personnel extensively trained in assisting those with cognitive impairments. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
But you spend dozens and dozens of hours in a room with someone and they, in a way, become less clear.
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country.
He even became “Fat Thor” in a performance that inspired dozens upon dozens of Internet memes.
This incident is the latest in a series of disasters in the Mediterranean Sea, where dozens of migrants attempting the crossing have drowned and dozens more have had to be rescued from flimsy vessels.
Dozens were arrested after Columbia University students last week, the graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan was dozens were arrested at the University of Virginia’s graduation.
Hamas has released dozens of hostages, but dozens are still being held.
My wandering eyes observed dozens and dozens of people sitting along the parade route reading PN.
Next he made his way to a cluster of cameras to face dozens of tough questions, or more accurately dozens of very similar questions.
Since then, Christian has recorded dozens and dozens of albums.
Since there are dozens and dozens of great old hotels in Upstate New York, we will feature more in an upcoming gallery.
The result is a level of inclusivity that previously would have required dozens of additional employees—staff fluent in dozens of languages and personnel extensively trained in assisting those with cognitive impairments.
Upon arriving in the Wolf system, the finds no life readings when there should be thousands upon thousands: and only the debris of dozens and dozens of starships.
Among his dozens of accolades, Lewis was a Presidential Medial of Freedom recipient who was awarded dozens of honorary degrees.
Dozens of burritos; cooked, packed and delivered to dozens of people who coincidentally volunteer their time delivering food.
Each year I have the privilege of visiting with dozens and dozens of local schools as I video the youngsters reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
He said his office has “dozens and dozens” of more appointments with officers scheduled for next week.
Well, I’ve got more than enough cool essence and wool and wood, dozens and dozens of fruits.
Even if you’ve seen dozens upon dozens of times (lord knows I have), this is the definitive version to own.
I have hired dozens and dozens of developers, and I want to share an approach that I believe actually works for finding and hiring great software development talent.
The annual tradition includes announcing winners of the dozens and dozens of entries.
Phrases with dozens
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with dozens
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dozens of 179×
- and dozens 24×
- the dozens 16×
- dozens and 15×
- with dozens 13×
- dozens more 9×
- of dozens 8×
- dozens upon 7×
- upon dozens 7×
- after dozens 6×