join forces
Act together, combine efforts. For example, The public relations people joined forces to get better coverage for their candidates. This expression originally referred to combining military forces. [Mid-1500s]
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How to use join forces in a sentence
If the Americans are going to lump them together with ISIS, maybe best to join forces.
ISIS and Al Qaeda Ready to Gang Up on Obama's Rebels | Jamie Dettmer | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe minute you start putting in Western forces even some Libyans who hate the militants will join forces with them.
Will they join forces and battle the White Walkers together?
And we all continue to join forces to honor and support our remarkable military families.
Full Text of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address | | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTU.S. and Canada should join forces, says Diane Francis, author of the new book Merger of the Century.
He had been scouring the country on his own account, and he was willing enough to join forces with Mark Twain.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineIf the maid had gone off first, I had to consider whether they would not again join forces as soon as I was well out of the way.
The Passenger from Calais | Arthur GriffithsWe would join forces in genteel fashion, and have ourselves straightened out some day before the mayor.
Germinie Lacerteux | Edmond and Jules de GoncourtHere they easily persuaded the Messenians to join forces with them and declare war against the Spartans.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. GuerberHere they hoped to join forces with Montgomery, who had already captured Montreal, and then come back to renew the siege.
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