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
  • The head coach left and players abandoned the team en masse.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • During the summer months, large groups tend to arrive en masse at the start of the day.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
  • For me, the fifth wheel; for them; for society en masse.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Cyclists fell en masse and the crash left bikes and bodies tangled in the road.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 18 July 2021
  • 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
  • It’s one of those lines destined to be sung en masse at concerts.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The term gained greater ground in the 1980s, a decade that saw women entering the workforce en masse.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • Billy Williams caught the ball in the vines as the entire ballpark exhaled en masse.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2024
  • The price of scrap metals caved that year, falling 30.8%, and the centers began to close en masse.
    — Sofia Fernandez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
  • 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
  • Utah fans turned out en masse to the Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas last week.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Dec. 2021
  • 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 Stylers took to Twitter en masse to share their love for the jubilant song with the uber-personal lyrics.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Visitors can even rent them, en masse, for group rides.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
  • At the time, rivers were on fire and birds were dying off en masse due to air and water pollution.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Despite reports of locals leaving the city en masse during the Games, there were some Parisians in the crowd as well.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • The Ukrainian government said many of the victims were tortured and killed en masse.
    — Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 19 Sep. 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
  • The return of live music — and the chance to gather again en masse — was a presiding theme Friday.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Will a contestant sacrifice himself to insure that the team he’s been placed in won’t get eliminated en masse?
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Hao orders them to swipe right on every profile on dating apps, and even encourages approaching random women en masse in shopping centers.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025

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