How to pronounce droves
Listen to droves in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“droves” in real sentences
181 clips in the index · 27 American · 54 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Fans keep turning up in droves.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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And people are lining up in droves.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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And she gave him that in droves.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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in droves and the situation is in crisis.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of droves. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.