shoulder to shoulder

phrase

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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Construction workers, firefighters, and police officers, who stood shoulder to shoulder with him for months amid choking dust, burning debris, and twisted steel. Raja Flores, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026 Use a tape measure to measure your pup from their nose to their tail and then shoulder to shoulder at the broadest point. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 About 29 third-grade students sat shoulder to shoulder in front of a blackboard on this very first floating school of Bangladesh, which started its journey 24 years ago. Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026 National service would reinvigorate civics — not the kind taught from a textbook, but the kind learned shoulder to shoulder with a fellow citizen who likely doesn’t share your ZIP code, income or politics. Tom Suozzi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 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 17 Sep. 2026.

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