collective

Example Sentences

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“In collective struggles — the Civil Rights Movement, today’s pro-democracy movement, the fight for immigrants’ rights — the potato is going to get really hot.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

When they emerge from the Moon's shadow, and that signal is re-established, the world will breathe a collective sigh of relief.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Edison’s contribution was an innovation that made electric light much more practical and commercially viable, but it was also part of a larger process of collective scientific research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

S&P 500’s forward multiple compressed 17%; earnings forecasts improved 3 percentage points, projecting a 19% collective advance.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Every time German soldiers banged on our door, we flashed the permits and held our collective breath for the brief but interminable inspections.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson