plural hundreds or hundred
1
: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
hundreds plural
a
: the numbers 100 to 999
b
: a great number
hundreds of times
3
: a 100-dollar bill
4
: a subdivision of some English and American counties
hundred
adjective
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
Recent Examples on the Web
Moulton and her colleagues set out to study the financial setbacks that followed the deaths of partners over age 50 in the pandemic, which widowed hundreds of thousands of older Americans.
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USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The fenced area in downtown Detroit filled around the time of Sean's performance and hundreds of visitors awaiting entry were turned away.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
Litigants brought hundreds of constitutional challenges to punitive drug laws during the 1960s and 1970s.
—David Pozen, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Jellyfish Lake on the uninhabited island of Eil Malk is filled with millions of golden jellyfish that have thrived in the isolated spot for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Since its launch, the inquiry has brought charges against clergy members and resulted in hundreds of reports gathered from religious organizations across the state.
—Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
Salama is among the hundreds of people who have assembled at Nasser Hospital, hoping for news about missing family and friends.
—Zoe Magee, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Together, these networks transported hundreds of enslaved Africans to Montgomery each day, according to estimates from the Equal Justice Initiative.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
Wealth levels: People who have accumulated hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars often can afford to tap into these assets as needed in retirement, making an annuity unnecessary.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The fenced area in downtown Detroit filled around the time of Sean's performance and hundreds of visitors awaiting entry were turned away.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
Litigants brought hundreds of constitutional challenges to punitive drug laws during the 1960s and 1970s.
—David Pozen, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Jellyfish Lake on the uninhabited island of Eil Malk is filled with millions of golden jellyfish that have thrived in the isolated spot for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Since its launch, the inquiry has brought charges against clergy members and resulted in hundreds of reports gathered from religious organizations across the state.
—Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
Salama is among the hundreds of people who have assembled at Nasser Hospital, hoping for news about missing family and friends.
—Zoe Magee, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Together, these networks transported hundreds of enslaved Africans to Montgomery each day, according to estimates from the Equal Justice Initiative.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
Wealth levels: People who have accumulated hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars often can afford to tap into these assets as needed in retirement, making an annuity unnecessary.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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