strength in numbers

idiom

used to say that people are stronger when they are together in a group

Examples of strength in numbers in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Reddit, trans people had strength in numbers and power against the aggravation of trolls. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 With strength in numbers, the committee members would back one another up and aim to serve the most patients possible while staying within the law. Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024 There’s strength in numbers, after all, and these folks feel strongly that the Giants made a mistake in not re-signing Crawford. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024 The Hotline felt that way about the Pac-12 and the Big 12 years ago and suggested a scheduling alliance that would have provided strength in numbers. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024 Both offensively and defensively, Parkville, who warmed up in black jerseys that read ‘strength in numbers’, received contributions up and down the roster. Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024 Sensing strength in numbers, many Egyptians no longer bothered to lower their voices before trashing their president. Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023 In their 1986 study, Social Ecology and Behavior of Coyotes, Marc Bekoff and Michael C. Wells argued that the pack is established more for self-defense and strength in numbers than for hunting purposes. Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023

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“Strength in numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strength%20in%20numbers. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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