band together
phrasal verb
banded together; banding together; bands together
: to form a group in order to do or achieve something
They banded together for protection.
Examples of band together in a Sentence
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Ideally, the developers hope players band together and form cities and use the resources to rebuild civilization.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Senate border bill: The Senate voted down a sweeping national security and border package after most Senate Republicans banded together with a handful of Democrats to reject the legislation their leadership helped negotiate.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Consumers lack protection In a nutshell, Roku’s terms of service have long required customers to agree to resolve any legal disputes through a private forum, the process known as mandatory arbitration, which can prevent consumers who share the same complaints from banding together to file lawsuits.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
These unionized grocers have survived and thrived through banding together to share products, services and expertise.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Reddit listed r/WallStreetBets as one of the possible risks to investing in the company in its S-1 form on Thursday, referencing the subreddit’s role in the meme stock craze of 2021, where retail investors banded together to raise the price of struggling companies like GameStop and AMC.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Department store competitors Burdines and Jordan Marsh banded together to promote the $50 per person party.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The group has commissioned surveys that show the value of banding together — even something as simple as using the acronym SELA.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Senate border bill: The Senate voted down a sweeping national security and border package after most Senate Republicans banded together with a handful of Democrats to reject the legislation their leadership helped negotiate.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Consumers lack protection In a nutshell, Roku’s terms of service have long required customers to agree to resolve any legal disputes through a private forum, the process known as mandatory arbitration, which can prevent consumers who share the same complaints from banding together to file lawsuits.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
These unionized grocers have survived and thrived through banding together to share products, services and expertise.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Reddit listed r/WallStreetBets as one of the possible risks to investing in the company in its S-1 form on Thursday, referencing the subreddit’s role in the meme stock craze of 2021, where retail investors banded together to raise the price of struggling companies like GameStop and AMC.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Department store competitors Burdines and Jordan Marsh banded together to promote the $50 per person party.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The group has commissioned surveys that show the value of banding together — even something as simple as using the acronym SELA.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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