en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
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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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The following decade, middle-class Americans without children moved to cities en masse, buying up condos and building wealth in urban areas otherwise dominated by rentals.
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M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs and AI developments, employers, while not necessarily firing en masse, appear hesitant to hire.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Such was the case Monday, which also represented the largest gathering en masse of the royal family since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on February 19.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
And so, with no evident plan for how the organization and ownership plan to turn the page on this putrid Leafs season, the organization appears to be flirting with losing Leafs fans en masse.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs and AI developments, employers, while not necessarily firing en masse, appear hesitant to hire.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Such was the case Monday, which also represented the largest gathering en masse of the royal family since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on February 19.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
And so, with no evident plan for how the organization and ownership plan to turn the page on this putrid Leafs season, the organization appears to be flirting with losing Leafs fans en masse.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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