collecting

Example Sentences

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After collecting the money, he checked into the hotel and paid in cash.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The sub took up to three people on the dives, collecting the fossil samples using robotic arms.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Amid all his collecting, he was searching for a purpose equal to the weight of his coin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“You have this trap, basically, that was just sitting here and collecting all of Los Angeles life for the last 60,000 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Style or not, Grandma made it just for you. And it’s been collecting dust in your closet for a few months now. If there’s any time to wear it, it’s at the celebration.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer