How to Use throng in a Sentence

throng

1 of 2 noun

• Some fans were pushed over the barriers as the throng pressed into the guardrails.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022
• Do not stand between the opening throng and the cookbooks.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2022
• Once at the State House, the throng viewed the real thing, suspended from the ceiling above the rear of the House chamber.
  — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• At this point, they're nearly lost in a throng of people.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2022
• The cheeky singer mugged for the camera with a throng of admiring fans in London in 2008.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
• The throng, however, hoped to see the singing Osmonds who had arrived home at the same time.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
• But the album resonated with a new throng of angsty fans of geek-rock and pop-punk.
  — Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Well, for one reason: to avoid the throngs of visitors who had that same thought.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Lanes are among the throng of demonstrators who have gathered outside the clinic over the years.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022
• Among the throng of clickers is an imposing new beast: a bloater.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
• Concerts involve more than just a throng of fans standing around on the grass.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• The two were a part of the throng of Aspen-goers this holiday season.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
• Shots on the west side of Union Station sent throngs of people running for cover.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• That run should come to an end in Milwaukee with a throng of Wisconsin fans on hand.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
• The sentences stayed, and the SnyderVerse throng descended.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022
• When Salunkhe told the throng to assemble the following morning to protest, the crowd roared its approval.
  — Parth M.n., Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• The audience—and in particular the throng of kids crowding around the ring—screams in delight.
  — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
• Biggest star encounter in Toronto… The throng of fans chasing Ryan Reynolds.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
• Instead, the throngs of shoppers were after just one thing - drink tumblers.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• Inside, three-quarters of the way down that single-file corridor stands Curry, immersed in the throng of fans who have reached the front of the line.
  — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 30 June 2022
• Outside on Wilshire Boulevard, a throng of fans were still standing as well, waiting for a glimpse of their favorite stars as the evening wound to a close.
  — Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• Taliban fighters guarding the gates would fire their rifles toward the throngs.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
• Trump took to the fairgrounds in a navy suit, with cuff links, and was greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at every stop.
  — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
• The two women sitting to my left kept their eyes focused on a pair of stunning roosters with brown and blue feathers near the center of the throng.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2022
• Reece Brown, a 26-year-old Scott super fan, joined a large throng of people who waited in line for more than an hour to get in before the rapper took the stage.
  — Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2022
• The Arrowhead throng was doing its work: Goff’s signals were swallowed up by the din; his teammates couldn’t hear him.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The Jazz guard was promptly greeted at the airport by a throng of photographers and reporters.
  — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• Outside the prison gates after the ceremony, Moris, 38, cut a wedding cake and gave a speech to a throng of supporters.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
• On TikTok users are posting scenes from inside the grocery stores, where throngs of shoppers rush displays to get their hands on one of the petite bags.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024
• Expect Southeast Asian island vibes, minus the throngs of backpacking tourists.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024

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throng

2 of 2 verb

• Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales.
• The landmark reopened Wednesday and was thronged with tourists.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 11 July 2019
• Crowds thronged into the venue giving on to the tony Boulevard Saint-Germain.
  — Jennifer Weil | Wwd, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
• The song ends by shifting into the point of view of people thronging to watch him die.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019
• Mourners, thronging to the capital, are shot on the streets.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2018
• The border areas thronged with refugees are ripe for lethal epidemics.
  — Gary Bass, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
• Tens of thousands of Parisians had thronged the streets to cheer Pershing on his June 13 arrival.
  — Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
• At the rally, the streets and church grounds were thronged with people brandishing signs and calling for peace.
  — Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
• Smelling blood, the protesters thronged in greater numbers.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 June 2019
• In the '70s, Bruce's friends thronged his home, where his parents were welcoming and warm, and these cookies were always at the ready.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• The course of jumps, descents and hairpin turns was thronged with fans, their faces up against the Plexiglas at sections.
  — David Allan, CNN, 16 Mar. 2018
• The grand homes along the two-plus-mile red-white-and-blue striped parade route are decked with flags, and spectators throng the sidewalks and lawns.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
• Tens of thousands of Parisians had thronged the streets to cheer Pershing on his June 13 arrival.
  — Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
• Thousands thronged Monday’s route for the Days of ‘47 parade and its sparkling slice of Utah Americana.
  — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2023
• There is no plan to provide services to those billion people who have now thronged to our cities.
  — refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
• Fans are still boarding trains, or parking their cars, or thronging the pubs.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Things would look fine, then all at once, trees would die, infernos would rage, insects would throng.
  — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
• Video from the weekend showed large crowds thronging the streets of New Orleans and Miami.
  — al, 17 Mar. 2020
• Crowds of people had thronged around the entrance of the posh mall outside the Marina Bay Sands hotel to catch a glimpse of the North’s dictator.
  — The Economist, 12 June 2018
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a clock counting down to next year's Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, ajc, 3 July 2023
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a clock counting down to next year’s Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• Thousands have thronged the Capitol for three straight days seeking more money for the classrooms.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2018
• The press takes an occasional careless glance at us, and passes to the more colorful pageants thronging the stage of events.
  — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
• Last weekend, ahead of the lockdown, thousands of people thronged Ikea while restaurants were packed for one last hurrah.
  — Iain Marlow, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• Venezuelans thronged the banks to get rid of the notes, but the promised larger denominations never showed up.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• Long lines of people thronged the new museum, which encompasses work from both the East and West.
  — Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
• The low turnout was at odds with predictions that voters would throng the polls in a harbinger of a new era in Iraqi politics.
  — chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
• In the capital, tourists thronged to the Eiffel Tower, where workers set up a nearby clock counting down to next year’s Paris Olympics.
  — Cara Anna, Nicolas Garriga, and Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2023
• Crowds still throng athletes, politicians, and rock stars for autographs.
  — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
• Working outdoors, mostly on the urban street, Winogrand didn’t seem to frame anything, and even when his images were thronged with people, nothing much happened in them.
  — Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024