large crowd
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeandcrowd
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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crowd
noun[+ sing/pl verb]
uk/kraʊd/us/kraʊd/
a large group of people who have ...
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(Definition oflargeandcrowdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Alargecrowdhad gathered in anticipation of hearing them.
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Torrential rain helped to disperse thelargecrowd, estimated at 150,000.
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Harris immediately accused the soldier of theft and called upon the assistance of thelargecrowdthat soon gathered outside.
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For goodlargecrowdthat is there.
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Alargecrowdgathered and there was some disorder.
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Alargecrowdgathered round and someone expressed sympathy.
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The man was placed in a police van and alargecrowd, mostly black, gathered and tried to open the doors of the van.
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For older people it is no joke standing in alargecrowd.
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Alargecrowdof about 15,000 people collected, who were all controlled by the volunteer police, special constables.
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The grounds will not be able to cope with alargecrowdgoing through the turnstiles in the few minutes before the game starts.
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The following day, at a neighbouring village, alargecrowdthreatened and manhandled a patrol of police and district messengers.
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These two leaders surrendered in the presence of alargecrowdand were taken away in a lorry.
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They were unable to do so because of thelargecrowdat the scene.
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I never speak to alargecrowd; they never wait for me.
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We were greeted by a verylargecrowdof people in the market centre and at the trade union centre.
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Alargecrowdassembled, completely hostile not to the girls but to the staff who were trying to control them.
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Alargecrowdmet the train at the station, but no motorcars nor persons on horseback were observed.
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That draws alargecrowdof onlookers—idle onlookers, it may be—and that leads to the danger.
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