dozens

/ (ˈdʌzənz) /


pl n
  1. (usually foll by of) informal a lot: I've got dozens of things to do

Words Nearby dozens

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How to use dozens in a sentence

  • There might have been another Assis besides old Pablo, and of Alessandros there were dozens everywhere.

    Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
  • In this Friday gathering you will recognize dozens of faces which you have seen at the “Bal Bullier” and the cafés.

    The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
  • A cousin of hers died and left some dozens of young ones and she had to go and take care of them and console the widower.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • dozens of poor devils sitting around nursing their misery and afraid to say hello to another human being.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • I saw dozens and dozens of handsome automobiles lined up on these car-trucks carrying messengers and doctors across the frontier.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian