hundred
noun
a cardinal number, ten times ten.
hundreds
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pluralof hundred.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Massive landslides and flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have caused widespread damage and left hundreds dead or missing.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Imagination Playhouse, a live musical staging of children’s books, promotes her literacy initiative and its work gifting hundreds of millions of free books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
China’s leaders are in the midst of a campaign to recoup hundreds of billions of dollars worth of unpaid capital-gains and income taxes owed by wealthy Chinese citizens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In November 2023, when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired, hundreds of employees signed a public letter pressuring the board of directors to reinstate him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When Regan first told me about her security-cameras-turned-explosives revelation, I’d pictured hundreds of cameras, a number so big even a fleet of people couldn’t retrieve them in time.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
