mass
noun
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size.
had massed
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past perfectof mass.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Then, thousands of football fans had massed to watch the evening matches.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hoover had dispatched the military to break up a camp of World War I veterans who had massed to demand immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for serving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
With few good options to ensure security outside the airport where thousands had massed, desperate to catch a departing flight, U.S. military officials reached an uneasy agreement with the Taliban.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
The taxi let the family off near the Abbey Gate, where thousands of people had massed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
An imposing congregation had massed itself around her first certainties, and now it was waiting and she could not disappoint it at the altar.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
