amassing

Example Sentences

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Ding didn’t come close to Holzhauer’s prize haul of almost $2.5 million, unfortunately, amassing only $882,605 over his six-week streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Set on a huge 27-acre parcel that Griffin spent several years amassing, it’s estimated that the home will cost anywhere between $150 million and $400 million to complete.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

And FBI agents, who have aided in the immigration sweeps, would normally spend months or years painstakingly amassing evidence before making arrests.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

As for Hunt, he continued to file patents in relative obscurity, never amassing the wealth of other Industrial Age inventors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques