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

Upon Dozens in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 7
  • Discovered as a combination around: dozens
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 18.1 words

Words in this phrase

upon dozens

Meanings of words in this phrase

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

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

and dozens upon dozens of ground 1× by dozens upon dozens of fans 1× designing dozens upon dozens of new 1× dozens upon dozens of awards 1× his dozens upon dozens of accusers 1× inspired dozens upon dozens of internet 1× seen dozens upon dozens of times 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dozens upon dozens 1× fire officials said 1× he even became 1× prosecutors were looking 1× similar sentiments were 1× tired on relying 1×

Common sentence endings:

dozens of accusers 1× fans on facebook 1× of ground rescues 1× of internet memes 1× of new microgames 1× running the show 1×

Context words

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

rescues 2× became 1× fat 1× thor 1× performance 1× inspired 1× internet 1× memes 1× seen 1× times 1× lord 1× knows 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 dozens:

dozens upon 7× killed dozens 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

upon completion upon arrival upgraded shares upcoming sequel upcoming season upcoming movie

Just after it in the phrase index:

upon hundreds upon millions upon thousands upper atmosphere upper body upper bound

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

upon thousands upon millions upon arrival upon hundreds upon completion

Same ending:

killed dozens

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "upon dozens" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 18.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and dozens upon dozens of ground, by dozens upon dozens of fans, rescues, became and fat stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with thousands upon, upon thousands, millions upon, dozens upon and killed dozens, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with upon dozens

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

Short example sentences

Similar sentiments were expressed by dozens upon dozens of fans on Facebook. (12 words)

Prosecutors were looking to have Cosby face 19 of his dozens upon dozens of accusers. (15 words)

He even became “Fat Thor” in a performance that inspired dozens upon dozens of Internet memes. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Tired on relying on his usual cohorts (who unfortunately don’t include ) Wario just straight up tasks the player with designing dozens upon dozens of new microgames. (27 words)

Even if you’ve seen dozens upon dozens of times (lord knows I have), this is the definitive version to own. (21 words)

Dozens upon dozens of awards will be handed out at the 2018 Grammys, but who’s running the show? (19 words)

Question examples

Dozens upon dozens of awards will be handed out at the 2018 Grammys, but who’s running the show? (19 words)

Example sentences (7)

He even became “Fat Thor” in a performance that inspired dozens upon dozens of Internet memes.

Even if you’ve seen dozens upon dozens of times (lord knows I have), this is the definitive version to own.

Dozens upon dozens of awards will be handed out at the 2018 Grammys, but who’s running the show?

Fire officials said there have been 50 air-hoist rescues, and dozens upon dozens of ground rescues.

Prosecutors were looking to have Cosby face 19 of his dozens upon dozens of accusers.

Similar sentiments were expressed by dozens upon dozens of fans on Facebook.

Tired on relying on his usual cohorts (who unfortunately don’t include ) Wario just straight up tasks the player with designing dozens upon dozens of new microgames.