collective

Example Sentences

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After years of collective hand-wringing over declining local film and television production, Hollywood recently experienced a morale boost: increased state subsidies, including tax incentives and reduced filming fees, seem to be working.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The only object that could better symbolize his time in office is the gold toilet erected as an art installation in D.C. by a mysterious collective called the Secret Handshake.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

President Lee Jae Myung also told a cabinet meeting that collective labour action should remain within "certain limits".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Guardiola was occasionally accused of over-thinking, especially when he chose a starting 11 he had never previously used as a collective for the 2021 Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Every time German soldiers banged on our door, we flashed the permits and held our collective breath for the brief but interminable inspections.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson