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.

Examples of shoulder to shoulder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Street performers tune up, artists set out their work, and strangers lean shoulder to shoulder as the sun sinks into the Gulf for another Sunset Celebration. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers. —Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026

Frontiers of Pandora, on the other hand, stands shoulder to shoulder with the best of them. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Flower farmers pack them in shoulder to shoulder, like eggs in a carton. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for shoulder to shoulder

• policyholder
• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• shareholder
• slaveholder