How to Use en masse in a Sentence

en masse

adverb

• Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
• A day earlier, a high-school football team ran wind sprints—en masse and maskless—on a practice field.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021
• 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
• The timing was awkward — as Bashar and his gang were murdering unarmed protesters en masse.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
• American men and women should not be fighting for Afghanistan’s freedom if Afghans cannot or will not rise up en masse to join them.
  — Don Bentley, National Review, 18 Aug. 2021
• Subscribers fled en masse, exchanging their tickets for other series, but the empty seats were filled by new, much younger listeners.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• And while the conflagrations did not result in widespread theater closures, Angelenos stayed away from the movies en masse.
  — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
• Some in Amazon’s warehouses suspect a vaccine requirement would lead employees to quit en masse.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
• Fighters and government officials surrendered en masse, handing over a trove of weapons and equipment to the militants.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2021
• One of the biggest unvaccinated populations, children under 12 years old, is about to head off to school en masse over the next few weeks.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• However, as the universe continued to cool, more neutral hydrogen atoms formed and began absorbing photons en masse.
  — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
• Ricks also said that pills would be easier to manufacture en masse, and more simple for patients to consume, than rival medications.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 2 Feb 2025