dozens

/ (ˈdʌzənz) /

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pl n

(usually foll by of) informal a lotI've got dozens of things to do

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How to use dozens in a sentence

Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Within hours, the Indonesian navy said dozens of bodies were being seen.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dozens of tearful family members huddled at the Surabaya and Singapore airports, anxiously awaiting news of loved ones.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Justin gazed out from the dim interior as more than 300 police motorcycles from dozens of jurisdictions rumbled past.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not one Argentine Jesuit lost his life during the dirty war, and he managed to save dozens of people.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There might have been another Assis besides old Pablo, and of Alessandros there were dozens everywhere.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
In this Friday gathering you will recognize dozens of faces which you have seen at the “Bal Bullier” and the cafés.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
A cousin of hers died and left some dozens of young ones and she had to go and take care of them and console the widower.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Dozens of poor devils sitting around nursing their misery and afraid to say hello to another human being.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
I saw dozens and dozens of handsome automobiles lined up on these car-trucks carrying messengers and doctors across the frontier.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian

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