How to Use en masse in a Sentence
en masse
adverb- Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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As Tsegay sped ahead of the lights on the final two laps, the fans rose en masse and roared.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
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This springiness also helps the wiry tines grab broad leaves and pull them to you en masse.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
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Unlike in New York and Chicago, they haven't been bused and dropped off en masse.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
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Billy Williams caught the ball in the vines as the entire ballpark exhaled en masse.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2024
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The media had arrived en masse, with satellite trucks taking over the road in front of Thurston.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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In turn, the new speaker swears-in the rest of the House, en masse. McCarthy appears to lack the votes to become speaker right now.
—Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
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The restaurant now serves 50 to 80 writers each day, and once a week some arrive en masse and on two wheels.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
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Its contracts ensure that members get time off to vote, and the union buses them en masse to the polls.
—Time, 24 Oct. 2022
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Black people from the South migrated to Boston en masse during the ‘40s and ‘50s.
—Julian E.j. Sorapuru, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
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The palace servants are herded en masse into the dungeon to keep them from talking.
—Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2022
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Know who’s not calling for a return to commutes and office work en masse?
—Amanda Richardson, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
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The Ukrainian government said many of the victims were tortured and killed en masse.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
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And many of them, even those not under the emergency order, lack access to a lawyer and may be tried en masse.
—Nelson Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2023
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Your family should not show up unannounced and en masse.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
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However, the big growth in net sales was achieved in 2021 when parents were still saying home en masse with their kids.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
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But instead of paying out, insurers looked to the fine print and denied en masse.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022
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Panicked, students at the school began deleting it en masse.
—Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
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Because this is 2024, people begin guessing en masse as to what — or who — the big reveal is.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
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In Australia, Atlas members took to the media en masse to protest the young protesters.
—Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
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As depositors withdrew money en masse, the banks had to sell the bonds at a loss to pay the depositors.
—Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
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Apparently, Gen Z is watching the show en masse and making many memes about it.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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The bigger subscription plans could, en masse, boost Adobe’s revenue.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
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And stealing children en masse and reschooling them to hate their parents and their country.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
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Some detainees were reluctant to leave en masse for fear of being killed in crossfire, sources told Reuters.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
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As the weekend approaches, theaters continue to brace for the arrival of Swifties en masse.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
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And then there’s the fact of the billions of dollars that the public has forked over to these companies to help spur them into producing EVs en masse.
—Time, 14 Sep. 2023
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That caused depositors on Thursday, March 9, to rush to withdraw their funds en masse.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2023
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The Russian gymnastics team decided en masse not to apply to be neutral athletes in protest of the ban and the suspension over the Russian Olympic Committee in 2023.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 30 July 2024
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From there, Croissant’s team or its third-party partner lists the item en masse on a variety of resale sites—Poshmark, Mercari and more—until the company finds a buyer.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 July 2024
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