: 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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Muldrow and the rest of her canvassing group of roughly a dozen people had just been fired en masse, after WIRED reported that they had been tricked and threatened as part of Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort. Jake Lahut, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024 In the chase to satisfy the algorithm, the logical progression dictates that content be created en masse to test out the best performing. Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Things like completion rates, certifications and potential sticking points can be monitored en masse, allowing for a form of continuous improvement that, up until recently, wasn’t possible without painstaking manual processes. Ramesh Ramani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Mitchell Johnson was among seven new board members who were appointed by the mayor after the previous board resigned en masse earlier this month. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for en masse 

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of en masse was in 1795

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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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en masse

adverb
: in a body : as a whole

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