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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"Over the weekend, department stores as well as supermarkets seem to be flocked with shoppers". I do not know how I could understand "flocked" there. Is it used wrong?
  

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The image refers to a flock of sheep. The stores were overrun with/by shoppers. "Shoppers flocked to the stores" is also common.

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  • The image refers to a flock of sheep.
  • The stores were overrun with/by shoppers.
  • "Shoppers flocked to the stores" is also common.
  • There were throngs of shoppers.
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The image refers to a flock of sheep. The stores were overrun with/by shoppers.

"Shoppers flocked to the stores" is also common.
There were throngs of shoppers.
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