rally the troops

phrase

: to urge everyone to work harder

As the deadline approached, it was clear that we needed to rally the troops.

Examples of rally the troops in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Matt LaFleur needs to rally the troops to finish games stronger, hold onto big leads and finally get over the hump. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026

However, the role of the Fed chair is, to some extent, to rally the troops toward a consensus. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026

But what should have been a victory lap at times felt like an attempt to rally the troops, or at least reassure them. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for rally the troops

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