hundreds and thousands

British  

plural noun

1. tiny beads of brightly coloured sugar, used in decorating cakes, sweets, etc

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Example Sentences

That is why the toll of recent floods has been in the hundreds and thousands, not in the millions, as some of the worst disasters in the country’s history were.

From New York Times

It is still unclear as to whether events such as marathons, and other sporting events which usually see hundreds and thousands of people take part will be able to restart at this time, and no timeframe has been set for when these events could resume in Wales.

From BBC

"Before the pandemic, we were looking at reducing the use of plastic straws, reducing packaging, but now we are looking at hundreds and thousands of these masks being disposed," said the project leader, Dr Sarper Sarp, of the university's College of Engineering.

From BBC

But, she noted, “we are not being inundated with things that we are concerned about. We didn’t have hundreds and thousands of people coming in and saying, ‘Oh wow, I had one of those.’”

From Washington Post

But, she noted, “we are not being inundated with things that we are concerned about. We didn’t have hundreds and thousands of people coming in and saying, ‘Oh wow, I had one of those.'”

From Seattle Times