shoulder to shoulder
idiom
1
: physically close together
Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.
2
: united together to achieve a shared goal
I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.
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Flower farmers pack them in shoulder to shoulder, like eggs in a carton.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
While fans may no longer watch those familiar white discs spiral across the field, the memories remain—etched in photos, in inside jokes, and in the hearts of those who once stood shoulder to shoulder, laughing as flour dust filled the West Texas air.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
No, January 6 was a day our founding fathers would have been standing shoulder to shoulder with us.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Participants will feel empowered from standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity chanting slogans and waving signs their voices of dissent heard loud and clear coast to coast.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
While fans may no longer watch those familiar white discs spiral across the field, the memories remain—etched in photos, in inside jokes, and in the hearts of those who once stood shoulder to shoulder, laughing as flour dust filled the West Texas air.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
No, January 6 was a day our founding fathers would have been standing shoulder to shoulder with us.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Participants will feel empowered from standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity chanting slogans and waving signs their voices of dissent heard loud and clear coast to coast.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoulder to shoulder
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“Shoulder to shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20to%20shoulder. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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