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
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Just last year, scientists announced the news that New Horizons found the Kuiper Belt—a vast outer zone of hundreds of thousands of small, icy worlds beyond the orbit of Neptune—might extend much farther out than previously thought.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The locations where the debris was found span an area of hundreds of square miles.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
There are hundreds of more high-quality yet affordable pants available at Target.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Which is why zoo workers planted hundreds of plants at the Talbert House's new Hamilton County Crisis Center in Avondale.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The locations where the debris was found span an area of hundreds of square miles.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
There are hundreds of more high-quality yet affordable pants available at Target.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Which is why zoo workers planted hundreds of plants at the Talbert House's new Hamilton County Crisis Center in Avondale.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hundred
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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