am collecting
- present progressive of collect (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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“I can’t believe that I am collecting any royalties on that music and that it just keeps going and going.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
“I told my son, ‘I am collecting my money now.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
"This is not a robbery. I am collecting for the Bavarian state," says the cartoon figure on horseback as Ecclestone holds the sack of money.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2014
When I go to a patient's bedside to answer a call light or get vital signs," she notes, "I am collecting all sorts of information to help me assess that person.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes I feel like I am collecting the lessons each faction has to teach me, and storing them in my mind like a guidebook for moving through the world.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
