How to Use collection in a Sentence

collection

noun
  • The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.
  • There will be a trash collection this week.
  • Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.
  • We took up a collection for the school renovations.
  • The technology makes data collection easier.
  • Ready to add a new race car to your collection?
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s a collection of our worst nights of sleep in the woods.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 9 May 2022
  • Book a tour of the in-house art collection with the concierge desk.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Nakawatase has no idea how much she's spent on her collection through the years.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • This is a great collection starter!
    — John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Bliss collection feels most in sync right now.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • Trands also has a ready-to-wear collection that is part of the mix.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Two fabrics are used in the collection, and more are planned for fall.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This collection is inspired by the play of light through frozen rivers.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Opt for a staple blue wash, or add a fresh ecru pair to your collection.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • Sometimes a collection even starts quite like that, and then gets pared down.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • As well, one of her works will be placed in a public collection yet to be named.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That judgment can, in turn, open the door to stronger collection tools.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Missing your dress collection this time of year?
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The collection sold out within a week.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The issue at the center of it all is her beloved book collection.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On her wrists were a collection of yellow and white gold bangles.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 8 Oct. 2022
  • On a shelf is some of his Wedgwood collection.
    — Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The album at times sounds like a collection of fractured love songs.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Joel Shapiro’s wine collection itself is a work of art.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Not Ethan, who made his first collection ever for this episode.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Spruce up your shoe collection while these supportive shoes are on sale.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • If your fall basics collection could use some love, pop over to Levi’s.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And all the art, of course, was copied from his actual collection.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Shop more scents to stack with the rest of your perfume collection, below.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026

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