en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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-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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Republicans in Springfield walked out of the chamber en masse Wednesday to protest several bills proposed by Democrats that call out the Trump administration’s recent moves.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
During the hearing, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate attempted to convince Judge Nichols of the urgency of putting USAID staff on administrative leave en masse as well as pulling back overseas staff.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
As a result of the order, requests for corrections to passports’ gender markers that were underway have been frozen en masse.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Several dozen demonstrators staged a protest at the public hearing, filling the Capitol committee room before walking out en masse just as Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, began to introduce her proposal.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
During the hearing, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate attempted to convince Judge Nichols of the urgency of putting USAID staff on administrative leave en masse as well as pulling back overseas staff.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
As a result of the order, requests for corrections to passports’ gender markers that were underway have been frozen en masse.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Several dozen demonstrators staged a protest at the public hearing, filling the Capitol committee room before walking out en masse just as Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, began to introduce her proposal.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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en masse
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: in a body : as a whole
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