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How to use galore in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, noun, adverb

Galore means in abundance. Example: “After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.”

Examples of galore by meaning

adjectiveIn abundance.

  • After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.
  • I've murdered parents and children and house plants galore, yet, despite all this, you always want more.2014, Broomshakalaka, spoken by Denny Boffa (Michael McCafferty)

More sentences with galore

  • Quannah was a handsome horse, well put up, with disposition and cowsense galore.1975, Jan Haddle, The Complete Book of the Appaloosa, page 157. From the entry cowsense
  • There is claim-jumping galore, murder, robbery, train ride shenanigans, sheriffs, bare fist fights and all the go-withs.1942 May, “Movie Reviews: The Spoilers”, in Modern Screen, volume 24, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., page 102. From the entry the dickens out of
  • There was hooch galore, and meat and feastings, and they took kindly to the new order.1904, Jack London, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry feasting
  • There had been arguments galore about it.2020, Shane Ross, In Bed with the Blueshirts. From the entry duck or no dinner
  • You can sosh med and email galore.[2018 August 20, Mike Lane, “Flying from Auckland to Bangalore aboard Singapore Airlines”, in The New Zealand Herald, Auckland: NZME…. From the entry sosh meed
  • How come?"—and the document in question is a preprinted state-specific divorce financial disclosure form replete with boxes and lines galore.2008 June, Ross L. Kodner, “Why I Still Hate Scanners”, in GPSolo Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 36. From the entry OCRable
  • And there she was right enough, that lovely sight enough, the girleen bawn asthore, as for days galore, of planxty Gregory.1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC. From the entry asthore
  • It was big hats, prints galore, tight outfits and plenty of bling under the impressive Shanghai skyline – just the tongue-in-chic Moschino is famous for.2013 June 14, Jing Zhang, “Moschino lights up Shanghai in first China show”, in South China Morning Post. From the entry tongue-in-chic
  • If pubs were judged entirely on decor, this one - on a quiet back street just off Cheyne Walk - would scoop honours galore.2006, Time Out London Bars, Pubs, and Clubs, page 35. From the entry smoochsome
  • El Aziz ordered him & sumptuous dress of honour and expended monies galore, giving unto each who had wroughten, after the measure of his work.1901, Oriental Tales: Tales from the Arabic ... done into English by John Payne, page 61. From the entry wroughten
  • Suavitude galore is served on volumes five and six, with plenty o’ Memphis-carved grits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Lady Aretha, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, and Joe Tex.1986 May, “Spins”, in Spin, volume two, number two, page 31. From the entry suavitude
  • There will be merry-making galore, but Sarah Gertrude Knott, director of the festival, says an important aim is to break down barriers of prejudice that exist among different groups.1960 May 29, Harold J. Flecknoe, “Folk Dancers From All Over”, in The Sunday Star, 108th year, number 150, Washington, D.C., →OCLC, “The…. From the entry schuhplattler
  • Getting away with your best buddies isn't new, but it's a hot niche market for the travel industry with lots of packages, hotels and resorts offering up bonding opportunities galore.2008 September 18, Joanne Richard, “The great escapes”, in The Observer, Sarnia, Ontario. From the entry girlcation

Meaning of galore

  1. adjective In abundance.
  2. noun An abundance; plenty.

Full definition of galore

Questions about galore in a sentence

How do you use galore in a sentence?
Galore is used as an adjective, noun and adverb. For example: “After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.”
What is a short sentence with galore?
“There had been arguments galore about it.”
What does galore mean?
Galore means in abundance.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: galore (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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