en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
än-
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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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Celebrities came out en masse to Windsor Castle on January 28 for the premiere of King Charles’s new documentary, Finding Harmony—and caught a surprise cameo by the King’s son Prince Harry in the film.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Postings on social media will appear to have been written by humans and convince people en masse that other fellow humans are urging them to do this or that.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Clients and friends of the house turned up en masse to the 5,000-square-foot space, with glamorous French actresses Isabelle Huppert and Adèle Exarchopoulos—dressed in a men’s jacket from the Lanvin Fall Winter collection by Peter Copping—among them.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly 900 people in Idaho were laid off en masse in 2025, according to data reported to the state.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Postings on social media will appear to have been written by humans and convince people en masse that other fellow humans are urging them to do this or that.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Clients and friends of the house turned up en masse to the 5,000-square-foot space, with glamorous French actresses Isabelle Huppert and Adèle Exarchopoulos—dressed in a men’s jacket from the Lanvin Fall Winter collection by Peter Copping—among them.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly 900 people in Idaho were laid off en masse in 2025, according to data reported to the state.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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