amass army
Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words
to gather or bring together a large number of soldiers
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- The king began to amass an army on the northern border.
- Amassing an army of that size required immense resources.
- The rebel leader plans to amass an army to challenge the throne.
- A vast army was being amassed in secret by the conspirators.
- He successfully amassed a formidable army of loyal followers.
- While the diplomats talked of peace, the general was quietly amassing his army.
- If they amass an army near our territory, we will see it as an act of aggression.
- The empire's downfall began when a rival warlord started to amass an army in the provinces.
- Figuratively, the activist amassed an army of volunteers for the campaign.
- How did Genghis Khan manage to amass such a large and effective army?