en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
än-
-ˈmäs
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en-
: in a body : as a whole
moved the inmates en masse to the new prison
Examples of en masse in a Sentence
Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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The L’Oréal gang showed up en masse as Ralph Lauren was inducted into the Fragrance Hall of Fame that evening, and his honoring was accepted by his son, David Lauren.
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Chicago Blackhawks fans and team members — the city en masse, really — bid Kane farewell as he was traded to the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Chicago Blackhawks fans and team members — the city en masse, really — bid Kane farewell as he was traded to the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Over the past year, consumers have migrated en masse from traditional search engines to Gen AI platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.
—David Dubois, Harvard Business Review, 4 June 2025
And though there’s been more visibility and acceptance in recent years, there are still few official spaces for Black nerds to gather en masse.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 3 June 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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