collect
Example Sentences
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What evidence did Mr. Pelley collect to confirm Ms. Simpson’s account?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
This display is described as a “tiny slice” of the Huntington’s archive on Otis Reed “Dock” Marston, a historian and river runner who made it his life’s goal to collect information on the Colorado River.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
When Awosika went to the building the following day, she realised the scale of the problem and described how group after group arrived, all expecting to collect keys for the same property.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s also born from a desire on the state’s part to collect as many people’s lawful votes as possible.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
More days passed, and then it was the afternoon of my date, so I went down to the tailoring room to collect my suit.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing collect
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
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