A question in social history is whether the masses follow the leaders or whether it is the other way around.

The holy mass follows and at the end the Three Kings find and adore baby Jesus.

The mass followed, during which the Pope blessed the imperial ornaments of both Napoleon and Josephine.

His masses follow a strict one syllable per note style.

Below, a mass of people followed the procession, the ragged figures' bare feet pounding the dirt into a smooth surface.

"If I'm going to lead a rebellion and inspire the masses to follow me, I really must look my best, darling," she said firmly.

In summary, the mass of Earth's atmosphere is distributed approximately as follows:

To a good approximation, the masses follow simple Keplerian orbits.

If stars splurge, the masses follow.

In their wake followed a packed mass of men and women, dressed in black, who, upon closer inspection, looked of extraordinary size.