collected

Example Sentences

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She collected people like her dog collected burrs — random encounters in the park that somehow stuck.

From Los Angeles Times

Then it rained, and the water collected in pools and the pools made holes in the ice.

From Literature

Fund managers raised money from clients and lent it out, paying the investors dividends from the interest collected.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both pieces of information could be obtained from a small skin sample collected from the animals.

From Science Daily

Mira Ranjit, 49, who voted in the capital, Kathmandu, clapped as ballot boxes were collected under heavy guard and taken to counting centres late on Thursday.

From Barron's