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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The man was among hundreds of hydropower workers who went missing after a tsunami-like wall of water and mud swept through the China-Nepal border following a vast glacial and rock collapse on August 26.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
It started in Asia, is worth hundreds of billions of dollars in sales, and has been growing fast in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
That was also the reason given by public-safety-tech company Axon Enterprise when earlier this year it cut hundreds of manager roles and reassigned small-team supervisors to individual-contributor roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Potentially hundreds of hydropower labourers, engineers and residents are thought to be trapped inside the mud-filled tunnels of these plants since the floods hit.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
He stayed in for as long as he dared, but up above, “a big ash cloud way up flashed hundreds of red lightning bolts.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
