collect

Example Sentences

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The head teacher of a County Armagh school has confirmed that children involved in a bus crash in Belleeks are safe and have been collected by their parents.

From BBC

The agency collected about 16 gloves from various locations near Nancy Guthrie's home, although most turned out to have been discarded by people searching for her.

From BBC

From October through January, the government spent $697 billion more than it collected in revenue, a deficit smaller than the $840 billion shortfall recorded in the comparable period ending January 2025.

From Barron's

Government economists were unable to collect nationwide data on price changes in October, and they also got off to a late start in November.

From MarketWatch

But Nim liked animals that you could see, and have fun with, so when Jack had said he was going sailing for three days to collect plankton, Nim had decided to stay home.

From Literature