drove
verb
simple past tense of drive.
droves
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pluralof drove.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Voters turned out in droves, and named democracy as one of their primary concerns, along with corruption, for their votes.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
They arrived in droves to enjoy the Florida warmth and to cast fishing lines off the St. Pete Pier, before packing the local bars along Central Avenue in a way only Wisconsinites know how.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Then the unthinkable happened: Buyers showed up in droves as the 10-year quickly retreated to 5.18% by the end of Wednesday’s session.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was the leader of the military when it began a 2017 crackdown evicting Rohingya in droves from their homes in western Myanmar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
By the mid-1930s, as Hitler ascended to power in Germany, droves of scientists sensed the rising menace of the Nazi political agenda and left the country.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
