- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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Even if you win a suit, collecting from someone that has not paid can be difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Raman and Bass have been mostly evenly matched in their most recent campaign fundraising reports, with each collecting about $2.5 million for the runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
They are collecting samples from the 230,000 unidentified graves as well as conducting DNA analysis on 18,000 samples of remains and setting up a genetic database of their next of kin.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Gethings was at the Space Center in Houston, Texas, when the astronauts on the moon's surface spoke directly to the group of students before collecting a moon rock from the surface.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“We’re collecting pop bottles for school. Do you have any empty ones?”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
