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
• To dispose of the dander, just press the button on the handle to open the chamber and toss the collected hair in the garbage.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• There’s more invention in each track here than in the collected works of Adele.
  — Tim De Lisle, Newsweek, 14 May 2017
• After about an hour, the collected number of rounds was in the hundreds.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 5 June 2021
• Mix in pieces of white pottery and smoky glassware for a more collected look.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• The collected food will be donated to the food pantries in Howard County.
  — Tracy Trobridge, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Reading this book of his collected musings is the next best thing to getting just one more song.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• Last year was the first time food wrappers beat cigarette butts as the most collected item.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2020
• The lab took its database of collected viruses off-line.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 June 2021
• Once the job is done, the drones return to their charging stations to download the collected data.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2023
• The picture moves at a brisk pace, though, and Mr. Hauser’s mostly cool and collected avenger is somewhat fun to watch.
  — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
• No other diseases were found in any of the other collected ticks.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The biggest issue is where the collected taxes are spent.
  — Scott Kaufman, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2017
• 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
• 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
• The collected litter will be sorted, weighed and disposed of.
  — Laura Groch feb. 19, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
• All the collected guns will be destroyed, Turnbull said.
  — Ben Westcott, CNN, 6 Oct. 2017
• The key to this look, say LePori and Parker, is a collected aesthetic.
  — Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
• In fact, a friend of his gave me his copy of E.B. White’s collected essays, and every sentence had his commentsin the margins.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Billy has only her trusty dog and the collected works of Jane Austen for company.
  — Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
• After its two landings, MMX will leave the surface and send its collected samples back to Earth in a capsule.
  — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 May 2023
• The Saints built a 5-0 lead after three innings against the Explorers, helped by a three-run third inning as five Saints collected hits.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2019
• 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
• 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
• This mix of vintage and contemporary elements creates a collected look that never goes out of fashion.
  — Michelle Mastro, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2024
• Beyond the collected behavioral data, the brand gathered quantifiable data to help guide site selection and merchandising.
  — Brin Snelling, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024