Below you will find example sentences with "thousands upon". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Thousands Upon in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 18
- Discovered as a combination around: thousands
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "thousands upon" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as thousands upon thousands of, backdrop of thousands upon thousands of, prime, dozens and ever stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with upon thousands, millions upon, upon millions and upon thousands, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with thousands upon
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
PNC funding has produced thousands upon thousands of green tops. (10 words)
Thousands upon thousands of people had come dressed in white. (10 words)
A staggering video has emerged of thousands upon thousands of mussels dead on a beach in New Zealand. (18 words)
Thousands upon thousands of produce has been donated to the Taber Food Bank through Vegetable Garden efforts the last few years, only to see the 2019 bounty severely handicapped due to August’s hail storm which wiped out all the above-ground crops. (43 words)
And yet, to dub 2018—a year that saw this rising cultural juggernaut team up with Avengers: Infinity War, cover thousands upon thousands of children in its LOL-random-scented merch, and get its ” would be the utmost of follies. (40 words)
While Ty is initially outraged that his toys are being sold under the table for thousands upon thousands of dollars, Maya convinces him that in the long run, the perception of exclusivity would do wonders for their business. (38 words)
Example sentences (18)
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.
Amazon’s first ever Prime Big Deal Days—like an October Prime Day—is nearly here, and it’s poised to bring thousands upon thousands of exclusive discounts for Prime members.
She set me on a path that would impact the lives of thousands upon thousands of people for decades.
Thousands upon thousands were held aloft from all four stands and created an impressive look, alongside chants against controlling shareholder Guochuan Lai, who is desperate to sell the club.
What what are your fears that Hezbollah might say, you know what, we have to throw in with Hamas, We need to start firing the thousands upon thousands of rockets that we have toward Israel.
When Macarthur downed Brisbane Roar 3-2 in a thriller in Campbelltown, they did so against the backdrop of thousands upon thousands of unoccupied seats.
While Ty is initially outraged that his toys are being sold under the table for thousands upon thousands of dollars, Maya convinces him that in the long run, the perception of exclusivity would do wonders for their business.
The users of Letterboxd voted by the thousands upon thousands, and here are the movies they think are the best ever made.
A staggering video has emerged of thousands upon thousands of mussels dead on a beach in New Zealand.
Everyone knows that Michael Jordan is a very, wealthy man that has had thousands upon thousands of opportunities outside the game of basketball to make money.
Gately commented: “Teams in the Formula Student competition spend thousands upon thousands of hours each year designing, financing and building their race car.
PNC funding has produced thousands upon thousands of green tops.
And yet, to dub 2018—a year that saw this rising cultural juggernaut team up with Avengers: Infinity War, cover thousands upon thousands of children in its LOL-random-scented merch, and get its ” would be the utmost of follies.
And you know who would love it the most: the thousands upon thousands of gay Conservatives who do the leafleting, make the phone calls, send in the donations, and work on Parliament Hill.
Thousands upon thousands of produce has been donated to the Taber Food Bank through Vegetable Garden efforts the last few years, only to see the 2019 bounty severely handicapped due to August’s hail storm which wiped out all the above-ground crops.
Shook and Dotolo estimate that since launching Carmelized Productions out of their East Hollywood apartment in 2002, they’ve written thousands upon thousands of custom menus.
Thousands upon thousands of people had come dressed in white.
The death of thousands upon of innocent lives is just the price we get to pay for our freedom.