shoulder to shoulder

idiom

: physically close together

Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.

: united together to achieve a shared goal

I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.

Examples of shoulder to shoulder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At a recent news conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with NATO’s secretary general to deliver a sweeping vision. —

Mark Hannah, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024 For the claustrophobic among us, standing shoulder to shoulder with a bunch of strangers with limited exit opportunities isn’t exactly a festive feeling. —

David Rind, CNN, 3 July 2024 Many of the book’s images of twins tend to show them shoulder to shoulder, facing the viewer, presenting themselves for our inspection. —

The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 The buzz within the community is palpable; the people of Brooklyn are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder and transform the aspirations of their community’s youth into reality. —

One World Publishing, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shoulder to shoulder

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