in hoards

Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words

Describes the manner in which things are found or kept, i.e., in collected groups.

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Examples (10)

  • Gold coins have been found in hoards in many parts of the country.
  • Historical artifacts were discovered in large hoards beneath the old city.
  • The squirrels gathered nuts in huge hoards for the winter.
  • Old letters and photographs were stored in dusty hoards in the attic.
  • Valuable jewels were hidden in secret hoards during the war.
  • The ancient tribe kept their food supplies in secure hoards.
  • Archaeologists often unearth pottery fragments in significant hoards.
  • Many treasures were recovered in unexpected hoards from the sunken ship.
  • They found prehistoric tools in small hoards near the riverbed.
  • The children collected seashells in various hoards along the beach.