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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Studios en masse suspended all of its first look and overall arrangements with writers, and the studios used the opportunity to purge from its ranks some of the expensive ones with talent that weren’t actually resulting in any shows.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Breakthroughs and Next Steps Scrivani, Double, and Stark agree that the possibility of restoration en masse is still a century or more away.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Neither the prime minister nor her Cabinet has made statements pointing to a plan to deport foreigners en masse.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
No, if genocide were the goal, the Gazans would have been murdered en masse from the air, where Israel’s military has a far greater comparative advantage.
—Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Breakthroughs and Next Steps Scrivani, Double, and Stark agree that the possibility of restoration en masse is still a century or more away.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Neither the prime minister nor her Cabinet has made statements pointing to a plan to deport foreigners en masse.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
No, if genocide were the goal, the Gazans would have been murdered en masse from the air, where Israel’s military has a far greater comparative advantage.
—Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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