crowd - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • entertain: Building on the success of previous years, the SNICKERS Stage will be entertaining the crowds with world class music acts.
  • wow: FineLine are currently one of the most dynamic live bands in the Midlands, wowing crowds from the moment they hit the stage.
  • attract: The evening sale on August 14, held in Newlands Village Hall, attracted a capacity crowd.
  • cheer: As I marched through those cheering crowds I felt like a king among men.
  • assemble: Judging by the random outbreaks of dancing among the assembled crowd, the verdict seems to be a positive one too.
  • gather: At first the crowd gathered behind the Leeds goal.

Converse of subject

  • greet: Competitors came out of the shade of the trees to be greeted by a sizeable crowd of spectators clustered around a cleverly prepared re-start.

Preposition: into

  • frenzy: Still, it was a good way to start the night, Ricky whipped the crowd into a frenzy.

Adjective modifier

  • madding: Our tranquility, nature and fresh air forms the ideal environment for solving business issues far from the madding crowd.
  • appreciative: Captain Rhian Williams duly received the League Shield from RFU President Gill Burns before an appreciative crowd on the pitch after the match.
  • packed: The stripped down approach seemed to go down well with the packed crowd as the band performed classic after classic.
  • enthusiastic: Kelly Fisher found her match being watched by an enthusiastic crowd of German fans who had heard that the world champion was in town.
  • partisan: Madeline pushed her opponent all the way in the quarter final but again the large partisan home crowd urged the local hero to victory.
  • sizeable: Competitors came out of the shade of the trees to be greeted by a sizeable crowd of spectators clustered around a cleverly prepared re-start.

Modifies a noun

  • pleaser: An amazing website to gather crowd pleasers that will also exercise the mind.
  • Puller: Exhibition stands, Shopping Centers; Tattoos are a great crowd puller with a static display.
  • pullers: Peregrine falcons rule the roost when it comes to being crowd pullers in the Yorkshire Dales.

Noun used with modifier

  • Moor: The former Burnley captain led Luton out and received the most incredible reception from the Turf Moor crowd.

Preposition: of

  • onlooker: The event attracted press and TV coverage as well as a large crowd of onlookers.
  • spectator: Competitors came out of the shade of the trees to be greeted by a sizeable crowd of spectators clustered around a cleverly prepared re-start.

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