collective
Example Sentences
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He said the ceasefire could calm their collective nerves if it holds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Data from FactSet suggests collective S&P 500 profits are likely to rise 12.2% from last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In their own ways, Raccio and Moon’s mattress store sound baths are tapping into a collective need for rest, but beyond that — a gentle pause from technology for one’s own well-being.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
While the initial reaction in the stock market was a collective yawn, a five-year lookback shows that long-term investors have been treated very well by the company’s board of directors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 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
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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