rally around

idiom

: to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation
We rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down.
When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied around it.

Examples of rally around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump's Capitol Hill allies rally around Trump Ahead of the town hall, Charlie Kirk, the cofounder of Turning Point USA and its affiliated political arm, Turning Point Action, talked politics on his podcast with U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane. The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 The speaker declined to say what the two discussed. Democrats rally around bill and its author After the almost-altercation with Jackson, Democrats called for a break to caucus before returning to the floor and allowing Essayli to finish his comments. Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024 The GOP push for its own bill comes as the Senate is set to vote Thursday on a legislative package to protect access to IVF, which includes Duckworth's measure, as Democrats rally around reproductive rights this month. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 June 2024 Utopian techies rally around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rally around 

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“Rally around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20around. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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