How to Use collected in a Sentence

collected

adjective

• She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.
• The collected pieces are much more than things, the friends agree.
  — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2021
• Mix in pieces of white pottery and smoky glassware for a more collected look.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• Instead, embrace a collected look for a more stylish space.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
• This style appeals for its timeless charm and ability to feel collected and lived-in over time.
  — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
• George also looked calm and collected, strutting around in a relaxed gray suit and a white button-up.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 July 2019
• The collected data will shed light on how species adapt and recolonize—or don’t.
  — Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
• However, these days, a more collected look is preferred.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
• The mid-tempo beat and artful video paints a calm and collected artist steadily striving for greatness.
  — Ashley Lyle, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2018
• The collected food will be donated to the food pantries in Howard County.
  — Tracy Trobridge, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• Even if Naeher is a cool, calm, collected athlete, that’s quite the history to live up to.
  — Laken Litman, SI.com, 24 June 2019
• Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• Your publisher is preparing an edition of new and collected stories, which will come out next year.
  — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
• When the 24-year-old nets, the defender does his best to maintain his cool, calm and collected persona.
  — Art De Roché, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Think of it as the opposite of a collected home and instead one that could have come out of the buzziest show room’s new catalog.
  — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
• Overall, the collected plant evidence shows that the area was humid and forested when the dinosaurs roamed.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
• The collected water will be used to grow and maintain the flowers and trees the organization is planting on the site.
  — Post-Tribune, 13 July 2017
• They are obligated to buy the underlying stock at that put's strike price in exchange for the collected premium.
  — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 19 May 2026
• Start with a high-quality anchor piece, then layer in vintage accents that make the patio feel collected and personal.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
• The most pressing concern, Begay told me, was what was going to be done to the collected DNA.
  — Oscar Schwartz, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2020
• Off the field, Saleh projects a calm and collected demeanor, Coyle said, and in the high-stress world of coaching, that resonated with his players.
  — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2021
• There is a music room with an upright piano, wind-up gramophone and the collected lyrics of Bob Dylan—a perfect touch for the pop star.
  — Ruchira Sharma, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
• The robot will vacuum oil from the water’s surface, return to its base station to discharge the collected oil, and then redeploy to the spill site.
  — Ben Coxworth march 10, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2026
• The collected data is then analyzed by an outside statistician before the report is issued.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
• The collected premium cushions downside risk and enhances the effective yield on capital at risk.
  — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
• The Dance of the Seven Veils is a cool and collected promenade of body doubles, without a hint of nudity.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2022
• The collected data is sent to an app via Bluetooth, where it can be used to provide information on hormonal cycles and anxiety levels.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• These over collected taxes are then directed to corporate welfare schemes the most egregious is Hollywood subsidies.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
• Conventional recycling requires careful sorting of all the collected materials, which can be hard with so many different plastics.
  — Emma Rettner, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2023
• For one, Palestine by Joe Sacco, which found its way onto academic syllabi before gaining steam as a collected volume of graphic reporting.
  — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026