“A hungry Buffalo Soldier exchanged his light blue trousers for a dozen eggs from a vendor while on a mission from Fort Cummings to Fort Selden.”

“Open the refrigerator door and there were a dozen of those yellow sheets of sticky paper stuck to everything.”

“The hapu decided they would build their own waka, a canoe big enough to carry at least a dozen fishermen to sea.”

“The fugitives were quickly surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons.”

“The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons.”

“They passed the time of day, and chatted for a few minutes, as dozens, if not hundreds or more, students then went to their next classes.”