masses

British  

/ ˈmæsɪz /

plural noun

1. the body of common people

2. informal (often foll by of) great numbers or quantities

   masses of food

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Example Sentences

The new findings help explain how supermassive black holes could already exist just 700 million years after the Big Bang, some reaching masses billions of times greater than the Sun.

From Science Daily

People reached by the Journal reported seeing masses of bodies in morgues and cemeteries and believed the death toll to be higher than what’s been acknowledged by authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Pitt officials have provided no evidence of tampering, but the accusations have been enough to stir the college football masses into a cold sweat.”

From Los Angeles Times

As flying opened up to the masses and air travel became more routine than adventurous, a downgrade in duds followed—mimicking broader shifts in fashions but also a downgrade in the experience.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her hair, which she usually wore twisted into a neat bun, was hanging in heavy masses to her waist.

From Literature