collective
Example Sentences
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"It is reasonable for member states to have differing opinions, but the resilience of the organisation means that we come together, have difficult conversations, and emerge from those conversations committed to collective defence and security."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
But the proposal would let us show how we disagree with each other about our shared political life, and so help direct our collective agency without sacrificing the individual voices of our consciences.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
A day after that, the NFL and the referees union announced a new collective bargaining agreement that brought the regular officials back for that weekend’s games.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
But that didn't help with his injury, and it seems like he wants to make an individual impact, as well as a collective one.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Sometimes there’s a collective intake of breath or patter of nervous shrieks.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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