How to Use en masse in a Sentence

en masse

adverb
  • Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
  • Ultra-wealthy people won’t renounce their citizenship en masse.
    Time, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Italian and German manufacturers have shifted en masse from gas to fuel oil.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
  • There hasn’t, however, been any evidence that employees are quitting en masse, despite the best efforts of anti-vaxx activists.
    Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Fears that employees will quit en masse or move to smaller companies not affected by the rule are understandable, but other data doesn't point to the worries being warranted.
    Summer Meza, The Week, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Another tactic was to use the area's neighborhood committee to call the local population together for a meeting with the village chief, before detaining them en masse.
    Ivan Watson, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The number of travelers flying has bounced back faster than revenue collected by the airline because high-paying business and international travelers have not yet returned en masse.
    Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 13 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Whether democratic ticket wins or loses, the en masse dissent will ensure the bloc is not taken for granted again.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • There are reports of early previews making people leave en masse during particularly brutal scenes, or even throw up.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

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