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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On Tuesday, the conservative senator and his family headed to the Argentine border, hundreds of miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Last month, the New York Times revealed that Marshall, a former OB-GYN, had sued hundreds of patients over unpaid bills, including new mothers.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
However, after racking up losses, the company decided to focus resources on its new six-passenger Delta class of ships, which Virgin Galactic has spent hundreds of millions developing and hopes to fly twice weekly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
It’s not that Schoenbrun is bad at making movies, but their mind seems to operate like a story map, with hundreds of red strings pinned between plot points.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Eventually, the trapped sound was refracted back down to the ground, sometimes hundreds of miles away.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
