collective
Example Sentences
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Still, Clark waved her ring around while the young audience screamed in their collective hope that all the internalized misogyny would lead to the happy ending they were promised.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
Visitors to All the Rage will move between performances and exhibits throughout the office space, before coming together to watch a final collective performance.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
If Maradona had been about individual virtuosity, this was a collective symphony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Many still remember Siphiwe Tshabalala and his powerful shot into the top corner that beat Mexican goalkeeper Óscar Pérez, and a celebration that remains etched in the collective memory of the soccer world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“The feeling of guilt for what in a collective way I have done to others lies very heavily on me,” said Henry.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing collective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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