troop
noun
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
will troop
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future tenseof troop.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Otherwise, the hardy listeria bacteria will troop across surfaces to contaminate other products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Brass bands and soldiers in bearskin hats will troop through the streets.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023
At the end of the week, many of the candidates will troop to Atlanta to appear before an audience of conservatives and activists at a conference hosted by the organization Red State.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2015
Next week, their practice done, they will troop into Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, cut fine figures before critical judges who will pick an Olympic team to represent the U. S. in Germany in February.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am to follow with Miss De Graf, and the rest will troop on behind with the privilege of looking at the ladies.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
