massed
Example Sentences
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The overall sound is highly dramatic, with massed voices, quaking beats, horses whinnying in the distance, and percussion that evokes the threat of a rattlesnake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then, thousands of football fans had massed to watch the evening matches.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Tens of thousands of allied troops were massed on Iraq and Kuwait's borders for the ground war, which was still nine days away.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Among the U.S. servicemembers massed near the berm between Saudi Arabia and Iraq was Mark Hertling, a pensive Army major on his first combat deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Their voices, massed together in a low whisper, could be heard throughout the cemetery.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
