en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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: 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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They are accused en masse of masterminding a multi-billion-dollar ripoff of federal funds.
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Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
She was abducted from UC Berkeley by a small cadre of Bay Area militant radicals, who demanded her family pay to feed the poor en masse.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The resolution, which was sponsored by Council Members Nelsie Yang and HwaJeong Kim, was included on the council’s consent agenda, where items are voted on en masse.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
But House Speaker Mike Johnson has ruled out any proposal that forces federal agents to remove their masks en masse.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
She was abducted from UC Berkeley by a small cadre of Bay Area militant radicals, who demanded her family pay to feed the poor en masse.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The resolution, which was sponsored by Council Members Nelsie Yang and HwaJeong Kim, was included on the council’s consent agenda, where items are voted on en masse.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
But House Speaker Mike Johnson has ruled out any proposal that forces federal agents to remove their masks en masse.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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