MULTITUDE in a Sentence

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98 example sentences for MULTITUDE, such as:

1. Success covers a multitude of blunders.
2. In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
3. The region attracts tourists in their multitudes.
4. I had never seen such a multitude of stars before.
5. Smoke drifted lazily from a multitude of quaint chimneys.

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 Meanings and Examples of MULTITUDE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
multitude
 n.  a great number; many
Classic Sentence: (91 in 7 pages)
1  No multitude of words could have been more significant than those moments of silence, or more pregnant with the first-felt throbbings of desire.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In X
2  A few had straggled among the conquered columns, where they stalked in sullen discontent; attentive, though, as yet, passive observers of the moving multitude.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
3  The artifice was answered by a hundred voices raised in imprecations; and the whole of the excited multitude broke from their order, and spread themselves about the place in wild confusion.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
4  Turning like a headed deer, he shot, with the swiftness of an arrow, through a pillar of forked flame, and passing the whole multitude harmless, he appeared on the opposite side of the clearing.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
5  Suddenly the multitude rolled backward, and approached the spot where he himself stood.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
6  He followed the crowd, which drew nigh the lodges, gloomy and sullen, like any other multitude that had been disappointed in an execution.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
7  Instead of mingling with his tribe, however, he sat apart, a solitary being in a multitude, his form shrinking into a crouching and abject attitude, as if anxious to fill as little space as possible.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
8  At length one of those low murmurs, that are so apt to disturb a multitude, was heard, and the whole nation arose to their feet by a common impulse.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
9  Then a low, but increasing murmur, ran through the multitude, and finally swelled into sounds that denoted a lively opposition in the sentiments of the spectators.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
10  The eyes of the old man opened heavily, and he once more looked upward at the multitude.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
11  Then the waving multitude opened and shut again, and Uncas stood in the living circle.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
12  The youth stepped lightly, but proudly on the platform, where he became visible to the whole agitated and wondering multitude.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
13  A short and impressive pause succeeded, during which it was very apparent with what reluctance the multitude admitted the justice of the Mingo's claim.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
14  The day was drawing to the close of its first quarter, and yet had the multitude maintained its breathing stillness since its dawn.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
15  Smoke drifted lazily from a multitude of quaint chimneys.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
Example Sentence:
1  He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below.
2  In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
3  Success covers a multitude of blunders.
4  I had never seen such a multitude of stars before.
5  It has since expanded to include a multitude of girls, including several recurring regulars.
6  Confused about the multitudes of plug, connector and receptacle combinations?
7  The region attracts tourists in their multitudes.