How to Use en masse in a Sentence

en masse

adverb
  • Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
  • There will be a hunger to be out there again, en masse again.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • At the end of the show, the design team came out en masse in matching green sweatshirts to take a bow.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The crowd stood en masse and cheered the frail 88-year-old composer seated on the first tier.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • Unlike in New York and Chicago, they haven't been bused and dropped off en masse.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The bodies of the poor, or plague victims, were dumped, en masse, into pits.
    — Karina Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • The streamer premiered the first five episodes on January 8 and the fans binge-watched en masse.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • 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
  • Protesters mostly stayed in the park and did not march en masse.
    — oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2020
  • True to form, our health care workers have stepped up en masse to do what is right and noble.
    — Letter To The Editor, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • By the end of 2020, HBO Max subscribers are canceling en masse.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Animals migrate south en masse, the days grow dark as the sun hangs low on the horizon and snow lingers on the ground for months.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Black people from the South migrated to Boston en masse during the ‘40s and ‘50s.
    — Julian E.j. Sorapuru, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • A day later, the city’s entire SWAT team resigned en masse.
    — Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The paying customers showed up en masse again Monday, enough of them to make the gathering at Petco Park the 33rd sellout among the 37 home games the Padres have played this season.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Here’s what Amazon shoppers were buying en masse in each month of 2024, and what likely inspired the purchases.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2025

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