collecting

Example Sentences

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Bass responded to the scene, where devastated family members were still collecting the belongings of loved ones taken by federal agents, said Martha Arévalo, executive director of Carecen, the Central American Resource Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

She would like to quit working and begin collecting Social Security.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

There was a 15% rise in incidents between 2019, when the organisation began collecting data, and 2024.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Air Force personnel and collecting documents on topics of interest to China, before returning to debrief Chinese intelligence officials and allowing them to retrieve data from his electronic devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Were you collecting milk cans again?” my mother asked me one evening when I came home stinking like a dead animal.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm