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 will be president for more than three more years and the Democrats — or No Kings protestors — do not even have a Democrat presidential candidate to rally around. —Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

Sandi Mines, president of the Fashion Footwear Charity Foundation and vice president of FDRA, talked about the importance of the industry coming together to rally around advancing cancer research and care. —Katie Abel, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025

The winless start to open Big Ten play was too much for a fan base to rally around a coach who was 2-18 against teams ranked in the top six. —Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

Tran, who grew up in the city, remembers a time when locals had the Sockers and Spirit, but no major outdoor soccer club to rally around. —Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for rally around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground