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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Artificial intelligence may dominate the conversation in boardrooms and break rooms alike—but a new Google report suggests most workers still haven’t adopted the technology en masse.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Last spring, victims of the Los Angeles wildfires complained loudly and en masse over how State Farm General was handling their insurance claims, especially for smoke damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to detain foreign nationals, many of them Japanese, while Executive Order 9066 was used to detain and incarcerate people of Japanese descent from the West Coast en masse, including US citizens.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Some feared that a foreign attack would give the regime more pretext to direct violence toward its own civilians, and to execute prisoners en masse.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Last spring, victims of the Los Angeles wildfires complained loudly and en masse over how State Farm General was handling their insurance claims, especially for smoke damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to detain foreign nationals, many of them Japanese, while Executive Order 9066 was used to detain and incarcerate people of Japanese descent from the West Coast en masse, including US citizens.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Some feared that a foreign attack would give the regime more pretext to direct violence toward its own civilians, and to execute prisoners en masse.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for en masse
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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