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

Upon Hundreds in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 8
  • Discovered as a combination around: hundreds
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.3 words

Words in this phrase

upon hundreds

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
  • hundreds can mean: plural of hundred Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 0 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

and hundreds upon hundreds of sequins 1× are hundreds upon hundreds of takes 1× but chanced upon hundreds of ecstasy 1× how hundreds upon hundreds were killed 1× in hundreds upon hundreds of drawings 1× soar hundreds upon hundreds of percent 1× the hundreds upon hundreds of chargers 1× the hundreds upon hundreds who paid 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his parents returned 1× i remember the 1× no doubt this 1× prosecutor mike greenhalgh 1× she described how 1× soaring vocals sharp 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:

matter 2× call 1× vampires 1× underplayed 1× stretch 1× takes 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:

hundreds upon 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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

Just after it in the phrase index:

upon millions upon thousands upper atmosphere upper body upper bound upper deck

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

upon thousands upon millions upon arrival upon dozens upon completion

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "upon hundreds" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and hundreds upon hundreds of sequins, are hundreds upon hundreds of takes, matter, call and vampires stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with thousands upon, upon thousands, millions upon and hundreds upon, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with upon hundreds

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)

Prosecutor Mike Greenhalgh said police swooped on Binns’s home for an “entirely unrelated matter” in July 2020 but chanced upon hundreds of Ecstasy-type tablets in his bedroom. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

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.

Prosecutor Mike Greenhalgh said police swooped on Binns’s home for an “entirely unrelated matter” in July 2020 but chanced upon hundreds of Ecstasy-type tablets in his bedroom.