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drove

1 of 2

noun

1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves

drove

2 of 2

past tense of drive

Example Sentences

Noun people flocked to the annual festival in droves
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Will Smith’s single drove in Mookie Betts to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but equally destructive were lengthy at-bats by Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Amed Rosario’s two-run single off Emilio Pagan in the eighth drove in Myles Straw to tie the score and Steven Kwan with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 Guardians victory over the Twins at Progressive Field. Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 June 2022 The field is also losing personnel as a drove of federal and academic botanists retire. Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 In Adley Rutschman’s first at-bat, his single drove in a runner. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 Just last month, an 18-year-old drove over 200 miles, and killed 10 Black shoppers and injured three others, at a supermarket in Buffalo. Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 9 June 2022 His infield single in the seventh drove in Mookie Betts to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. Joe Reedy, ajc, 4 June 2022 And in the third, Mateo’s single drove in Santander, who had reached on a second straight double. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022 James Clemens beat East Limestone 1-0 on Monday, breaking up the 2-hit shutout with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Parker’s single drove in Francisco Ramirez. al, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan to drive — more at drive

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drove was before the 12th century

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