Below you will find example sentences with "hundreds upon". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Hundreds Upon in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 7
  • Discovered as a combination around: hundreds
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.4 words

Words in this phrase

hundreds upon

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • hundreds can mean: plural of hundred Frequent word
  • upon can mean: A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 0 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and the hundreds upon hundreds who 1× changes and hundreds upon hundreds of 1× described how hundreds upon hundreds were 1× keep the hundreds upon hundreds of 1× there are hundreds upon hundreds of 1× wall in hundreds upon hundreds of 1× will soar hundreds upon hundreds of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his parents returned 1× i remember the 1× no doubt this 1× she described how 1× soaring vocals sharp 1× to call vampires 1×

Common sentence endings:

currently playing in 1× even heard of 1× hundreds of drawings 1× hundreds of percent 1× hundreds of sequins 1× hundreds were killed 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

call 1× vampires 1× underplayed 1× stretch 1× takes 1× matter 1× seen 1× chances 1× plenty 1× heard 1× start 1× year 1×

Related phrases

thousands upon upon thousands millions upon upon millions dependent upon upon arrival touched upon agreed upon depends upon dozens upon

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around hundreds:

upon hundreds 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

hundred years hundred thousand hundred people humanitarian response humanitarian law humanitarian crisis

Just after it in the phrase index:

hunger strike hunter biden hunting season hunting seasons huntington beach hurricane center

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

thousands upon millions upon dependent upon touched upon agreed upon depends upon

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "hundreds upon" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the hundreds upon hundreds who, changes and hundreds upon hundreds of, call, vampires and underplayed stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with thousands upon, upon thousands, millions upon and upon hundreds, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with hundreds upon

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

She described how “hundreds upon hundreds were killed”. (8 words)

Soaring vocals, sharp, sassy dance routines, multiple costume changes and hundreds upon hundreds of sequins. (15 words)

His parents returned sometime later to find that he had covered the wall in hundreds upon hundreds of drawings. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

To call vampires underplayed would be a stretch, but because there are hundreds upon hundreds of takes on them, no matter how many you've seen, chances are there is still plenty you've never even heard of. (38 words)

I remember the funeral, not more than a week after that extraordinary dinner, and the hundreds upon hundreds who paid their respects for a janitor that opened his heart to his students. (32 words)

No doubt this will keep the hundreds upon hundreds of Chargers fans happy and coming to the soccer stadium they’re currently playing in. (24 words)

Example sentences (7)

To call vampires underplayed would be a stretch, but because there are hundreds upon hundreds of takes on them, no matter how many you've seen, chances are there is still plenty you've never even heard of.

It was the start of a 10-year AI bull market, wherein AI stocks will soar hundreds upon hundreds of percent.

She described how “hundreds upon hundreds were killed”.

Soaring vocals, sharp, sassy dance routines, multiple costume changes and hundreds upon hundreds of sequins.

I remember the funeral, not more than a week after that extraordinary dinner, and the hundreds upon hundreds who paid their respects for a janitor that opened his heart to his students.

No doubt this will keep the hundreds upon hundreds of Chargers fans happy and coming to the soccer stadium they’re currently playing in.

His parents returned sometime later to find that he had covered the wall in hundreds upon hundreds of drawings.