collecting

Example Sentences

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Mr. Stoddard began collecting Baby Bens when he was a teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The sub took up to three people on the dives, collecting the fossil samples using robotic arms.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Tuchel began collecting empty bottles and glasses, before graduating to table-waiting and eventually serving cocktails at the bar.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s because there are several stations on the border in Southern California, he said, that are collecting data, monitoring for any incidents of the parasitic fly and trapping them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Your pa has money. I saw him collecting coins.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes