How to Use en masse in a Sentence

en masse

adverb
Definition of en massenext
Synonyms for en massenext
  • Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
  • As Tsegay sped ahead of the lights on the final two laps, the fans rose en masse and roared.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Unlike in New York and Chicago, they haven't been bused and dropped off en masse.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Its contracts ensure that members get time off to vote, and the union buses them en masse to the polls.
    — Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Black people from the South migrated to Boston en masse during the ‘40s and ‘50s.
    — Julian E.j. Sorapuru, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The palace servants are herded en masse into the dungeon to keep them from talking.
    — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Know who’s not calling for a return to commutes and office work en masse?
    — Amanda Richardson, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Your family should not show up unannounced and en masse.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Panicked, students at the school began deleting it en masse.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • In Australia, Atlas members took to the media en masse to protest the young protesters.
    — Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The bigger subscription plans could, en masse, boost Adobe’s revenue.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And stealing children en masse and reschooling them to hate their parents and their country.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Some detainees were reluctant to leave en masse for fear of being killed in crossfire, sources told Reuters.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • As the weekend approaches, theaters continue to brace for the arrival of Swifties en masse.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • That caused depositors on Thursday, March 9, to rush to withdraw their funds en masse.
    — Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Its electrical grid is falling apart, and people died en masse during a cold snap two years ago.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Why have police generals been asked to resign en masse?
    — Time, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Those who remained in Slack posted saluting emojis en masse as a send-off for co-workers.
    — Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Many parents have stood alongside them throughout the week, rallying en masse, despite the cold, at Woburn Common in front of City Hall.
    — Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Even so, with Tulare Lake’s return, ducks, egrets and other waterfowl have flocked en masse to its dusty shores.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Did Crow and Anderson purposefully wait this long so the players couldn’t leave en masse.
    — Jon Wilner | Bay Area News Group, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023

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