rally round
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Despite the scale of the electoral mauling no immediate move was made to challenge his leadership and cabinet colleagues appeared to publicly rally round.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Usually, all Americans are expected to rally round in times of war.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
“Those assuming there might be some kind of rally round the flag effect for Truss and the Tories might need to think again,” Professor Bale said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
“I wanted to see if the town would rally round a newspaper,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
That movement we believe destined to be the salvation of our country, and we ask you to rally round it.
From Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
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