by the hundred(s)
At an unspecified rate or in an unspecified number somewhere between 100 to 999. I'm getting complaints by the hundred, so I think you guys really broke something in the software this time. People came by the hundreds once they heard about the impromptu concert. Oh, people will turn out by the hundreds if you offer enough free food.
in the hundreds
Having or estimated to have an unspecific value somewhere between 100 to 999. The cost of a repair like this? In the hundreds, I'm afraid. People arrived in the hundreds once they heard about the impromptu concert. Yeah, he's still in debt to me, and it's in the hundreds now! I'm growing impatient!
the hundreds
An unspecific value somewhere between 100 to 999. The cost of a repair like this? In the hundreds, I'm afraid. People came by the hundreds once they heard about the impromptu concert.
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