crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
crowds
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present tense formof crowd (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this summer, large crowds of protestors converged on Delaney Hall in support of the hunger strikers.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Earlier that day, R∅z sparked crowds of fans to run to their stage as they brought out música mexicana star Peso Pluma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The crowds who made it to kiss the shore in Ceuta with joy were met with nothing.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Most of those arrivals have been sent back to Morocco but crowds of the youngest ones lingered, saying they hoped to make it to mainland Europe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The crowds in front of the Mona Lisa—the parade of tourists behind other tourists—represent the opposite of how Leonardo lived.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
