How to Use collection in a Sentence

collection

noun
  • The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.
  • There will be a trash collection this week.
  • Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.
  • We took up a collection for the school renovations.
  • The technology makes data collection easier.
  • Sometimes a collection even starts quite like that, and then gets pared down.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The album at times sounds like a collection of fractured love songs.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Colleagues on the ground at the spring 2024 couture collections reported a sense of paring back at the shows.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Ziegler said O’Neal was happy to add to his collection on Friday.
    Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That collection put the style's slouchy silhouettes and plaid flannels on the fashion map, Greer said.
    Kai McNamee, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, who shared his own collection of behind-the-scenes photos to mark the end of filming.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Cyrus walked the runway for Marine Serre’s Spring 2024 Menswear collection.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Cincinnati comes to life in this collection of rare photos.
    Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Let Go of Your Hand, a collection of six new demos that were recorded as they were written, on Bandcamp.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The debut capsule collection will be released in full on April 12.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The best way is through Paramount+, which boasts the full collection, and is currently offering a 1-week free trial.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • Of course, the defining characteristic of much of the region’s food is that it is served as mezze, a collection of small plates akin to Spain’s tapas.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The legendary band is on track for a U.K. chart double, as the Red and Blue collections dominate the top two spots on the midweek albums tally.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The Moravian Library holds a vast collection of Kundera’s works.
    Lori Hinnant and Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • The center has access to thousands more artifacts in the army’s collection.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Neil Young has announced a new album, a collection of acoustic versions of some of his older songs.
    Allison Hussey, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Don't miss the discounts on these pieces from The Pioneer Woman collection at Walmart.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In the catalog, the renowned museum with one of the world’s great art collections does not discuss the provenance, or ownership history, of the work.
    Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • At the door of one shop was a huge collection of snow shovels, while the window of another offered a display of potato peelers.
    Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • In the picture, the pair sports twinning smiles and hairstyles, but each chose to layer different Tiffany pieces, most of which are from the jeweler's Tiffany Lock collection.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The resort is also home to the Cape Town outpost of the Melrose Gallery, which has an extensive collection of pieces by local creatives.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2023
  • Our legacy is not just a collection of content but a history of pixels burned into our screens, minds, and hearts.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Yes, the photo is for the new Béis x Barbie the Movie collection dropping next month, and will be officially be available for purchase on beistravel.com.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 June 2023
  • What Is Heart Disease? Heart disease is a collection of conditions affecting the heart and related to how blood flows to the heart.
    Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Several local beers are on tap and Cask boasts a large bourbon collection.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024

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