How to Use amass in a Sentence

amass

verb
  • They've amassed a wealth of information.
  • The Patriots amassed 503 yards of offense in the loss to Athens, but fumbled the ball away twice in the fourth quarter. ...
    al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The Israeli military has amassed its forces at the Gaza border.
    Lawahez Jabari, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The latest results, amassed over the past four years, are now painting a picture of our home as a unique place, at a unique time.
    WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The video, which was uploaded to YouTube a month later, has amassed over 170 million views.
    Taiwo Balogun, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
  • But none of these items has gained much traction on the internet, and the videos about them have amassed only modest views.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The song has gone viral on TikTok in recent weeks—videos about it have amassed more than 31 millions views.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • The franchise, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle, has amassed more than $1.7 billion at the worldwide box office.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Her videos went viral; one amassed more than twenty million views in just three days.
    Nicola Fegg, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Tiana reshared the video on her TikTok account, which has amassed over 24 million views.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • As the police amassed, a young person of about 20, bundled in warm clothing and locked to an excavator, called down to the crowd.
    Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
  • She’s amassed over 17 million views on Instagram Reels and hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • How a refugee went from living in his Toyota to amassing a high-end car collection.
    USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Digital avatars that amass followers is not a new idea.
    Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Lear, an icon in Hollywood, has amassed a career like no other.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
  • In a matter of days, the post amassed over 6 million views and divided users into two camps: those who agreed with Deevoy and those who said the sun had always looked white.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • Walsh’s career spanned six decades and saw the actor perform on screens large and small – amassing more than 230 credits on IMDb – as well as in theater.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • She’s been preparing the release of her debut full-length Madres, which lifts samples and field recordings from a library she’s amassed over the last two years.
    Isabelia Herrera, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2023
  • He was drawn to plants and amassed a collection of cacti in particular.
    IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Buchner notably scored five touchdowns and amassed over 350 yards against South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Morello, of course, is well-known for his work with both Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, two bands that have amassed more than 30 million album sales worldwide.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • Since dropping yesterday, the song has already amassed 5.5 million plays on YouTube.
    WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The image remained on Gomez’s Instagram grid for at least 15 hours and amassed more than a million likes before it was taken down.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The conference has amassed a 20-3 record in nonconference games.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Kim Kardashian takes third place, with her $1.2 billion fortune amassed in part thanks to a 35 percent stake in her shapewear label, Skims.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 1 June 2023
  • Hankey has amassed a fortune that Forbes values at $7.4 billion.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In 50 years a kilogram of plutonium will amass around 0.2 liter of helium.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The land, which is about the size of Washington, D.C., has amasses millions annually in rental income.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 19 July 2023
  • The actors are in good spirits about the incident, but the clip has amassed over four million views and counting in the days after Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life for rape.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
  • His remarkable remixes, such as the Epic Sean Paul Mashup, have amassed millions of views and streams, propelling him to the forefront of the music industry.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023

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