crowd collect

Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words

Used to describe a crowd gathering or forming.

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Examples (10)

  • A small crowd collected around the street performer.
  • A crowd is collecting outside the stadium, waiting for the gates to open.
  • By the time the police arrived, a large crowd had collected at the scene of the accident.
  • A crowd will quickly collect if there's any sign of trouble.
  • An anxious crowd collected near the courthouse, awaiting the verdict.
  • A curious crowd slowly collected to see what was happening.
  • Onlookers reported that a crowd began to collect shortly after the fire started.
  • Did you see the crowd that collected in the main square last night?
  • As the celebrity's car pulled up, a crowd of fans collected almost instantly.
  • A crowd of protesters collected in front of the city hall to voice their demands.