throng
noun
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
have thronged
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present perfectof throng.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of Syrians have thronged the streets of the capital, Damascus, and other cities to celebrate the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Protests on International Women’s Day, March 8, have thronged the streets and become an annual call to arms, pushing policymakers and society at large to do more to ensure women’s basic human rights.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
Tens of thousands of Afghans fearing persecution have thronged Kabul's airport since the Taliban takeover, hoping to secure seats on flights.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2021
But thousands of people have thronged the Kabul airport, hoping to get flights out, just two days after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the Taliban entered the city.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
And ever since then, troops of pilgrims have thronged to Blarney to kiss the stone.
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
