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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By the time the final moments arrived near midnight, Bad Bunny stood shoulder to shoulder with his dancers, a massive Puerto Rican flag spread across the stage lights lit up the venue.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 July 2025
The fact that our rabbi traveled to Selma and stood shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the Civil Rights movement was inspirational.
—Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Crowds outside the theater stand shoulder to shoulder, growing by the day, as clips of what happens have gone viral with millions of views.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 26 June 2025
The safest approach is to simply rotate your head from shoulder to shoulder without using your hands, says Beyer.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 July 2025
The fact that our rabbi traveled to Selma and stood shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the Civil Rights movement was inspirational.
—Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Crowds outside the theater stand shoulder to shoulder, growing by the day, as clips of what happens have gone viral with millions of views.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 26 June 2025
The safest approach is to simply rotate your head from shoulder to shoulder without using your hands, says Beyer.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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