Wondering how to use Throng in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as multitude or crowd.
Throng meaning
- A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
- A group of things; a host or swarm.
Using Throng
- The main meaning on this page is: A group of people crowded or gathered closely together. | A group of things; a host or swarm.
- Useful related words include: multitude, crowd, jam, pile.
- In the example corpus, throng often appears in combinations such as: throng of, the throng, to throng.
Context around Throng
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Throng
- In this selection, "throng" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heavenly, governor, induced, derry, vacated and fields stand out and add context to how "throng" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amongst the throng and and tourists throng the place. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "throng" sits close to words such as aadmi, aang and abducting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with throng
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fueled up, the throng vacated to the grandstands to watch the race. (12 words)
Devotees throng a closed temple in Vadodara on the occasion of Ram Navami. (13 words)
The cry of the baby King is replaced by the Gloria of the heavenly throng. (15 words)
The crowd is impassioned but modest, not like the throng that converged on this corner in May 2020 as this city, then the world, convulsed over the killing of a Black man named by a murderer in a police uniform. (40 words)
However, over the years, several women have not only managed to make a mark in the industry, but an increasing number of them continue to throng fields which were long considered a man's domain. (35 words)
Crowd numbers are hard to estimate across such a sprawling area but the Foreshore area, especially, was a throng, with numbers bolstered by a sea of students visiting the race as a school excursion. (34 words)
They also sell at Gloucester farmers’ market on Fridays and there was a throng around them on Saturday! (18 words)
A candidate living in an alternate reality with a CGI induced throng of supporters and fiction writers to chronicle his mighty exploits in the lists of political jousting! (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Crowd numbers are hard to estimate across such a sprawling area but the Foreshore area, especially, was a throng, with numbers bolstered by a sea of students visiting the race as a school excursion.
Derry City and Strabane Council said it expects "tens of thousands" of people to throng Derry's streets on Friday for its St Patrick's Day celebrations.
Fueled up, the throng vacated to the grandstands to watch the race.
Makers of the film are also expecting a huge growth during the weekdays and it is predicted that audiences might throng the theaters in huge numbers this weekend too.
The crowd is impassioned but modest, not like the throng that converged on this corner in May 2020 as this city, then the world, convulsed over the killing of a Black man named by a murderer in a police uniform.
The cry of the baby King is replaced by the Gloria of the heavenly throng.
The gym I used to go to always had a throng of newcomers the first week of January.
I was so fired up by the game’s conclusion that I was anxious to revel and renegade amongst the throng.
Meanwhile, thousands of supporters of the Governor throng the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, to welcome him on his return to the State after the Supreme Court’s judgement which validated his election.
The images show Wek mingling with the throng of pedestrians in outfits including a cream Bar jacket from 1947, or a 1997 silver lace pyramid-collared jacket and silver lamé skirt by John Galliano.
The throng of what seemed like at least 40,000 extended down the beach and along the boardwalk for about a thousand feet.
The trial at Bakırköy Courthouse has attracted significant attention, with a throng of journalists and bar association lawyers from across Türkiye attending the proceedings.
They also sell at Gloucester farmers’ market on Fridays and there was a throng around them on Saturday!
We clutched our tiny tester glasses of riesling above the shoulders of the throng and grimaced at familiar faces in the crowd.
A candidate living in an alternate reality with a CGI induced throng of supporters and fiction writers to chronicle his mighty exploits in the lists of political jousting!
At Leadenhall Market's race, in East London, an elderly woman was seen concentrating deeply as she flipped her pancake while surrounded by a throng of onlookers.
Devotees throng a closed temple in Vadodara on the occasion of Ram Navami.
However, over the years, several women have not only managed to make a mark in the industry, but an increasing number of them continue to throng fields which were long considered a man's domain.
In summer, nationals and tourists throng the place to see the emperor's golden chair and the courtyards where the ruler's wives and concubines lived.
Milanoski offered water to the throng and reminded them to social-distance while they sipped beers in the parking lot.
Common combinations with throng
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- throng of 28×
- the throng 15×
- to throng 7×
- throng the 7×
- throng to 5×
- by throng 3×
- with throng 3×
- throng and 3×
- was throng 2×
- throng with 2×