Example sentences for: thousands--of

How can you use “thousands--of” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Immigration and Naturalization Service, pressured by the White House, rushed immigrants through naturalization last year and ended up granting citizenship to hundreds--if not thousands--of people who should have been rejected because of past felony convictions.

  • Hundreds--and quite possibly thousands--of dogs, cats, and other domestic pets are killed by poisoning each year in this cradle of European civilization, this sun-soaked land of vines and olives and cypresses.


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