How to Use shoulder to shoulder in a Sentence
shoulder to shoulder
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Have the rest of the players stand in front of the line, shoulder to shoulder.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Stephen was with me, shoulder to shoulder throughout that whole process.
—Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2023
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Contestants line up shoulder to shoulder along a white curve marked on the track.
—Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 3 Aug. 2024
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Observers in the chamber sat shoulder to shoulder, and there was not a mask in sight.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of officers stood shoulder to shoulder in a line that snaked longer than a city block.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
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Young guys shoulder to shoulder with weekend warrior dad golfers.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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But this was next level, shoulder to shoulder, front to back, just shimming along on those streets.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022
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Bodies, some in shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2024
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My mother did not appraise him at all, this boy now standing shoulder to shoulder with me.
—Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
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Flower farmers pack them in shoulder to shoulder, like eggs in a carton.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
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Standing shoulder to shoulder, workers move each shell along a table lined with rollers.
—Rebecca Lieberman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Well before game time, the bar was packed with people standing shoulder to shoulder.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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The church has donated tons and tons of food to help do good, shoulder to shoulder with some of the players.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
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Black people still struggled to stand shoulder to shoulder with white people.
—Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
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On game-day mornings, Pfander will help pull the tarp, shoulder to shoulder with the grounds crew.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 July 2022
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Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Dozens of mineral owners filled every seat and stood shoulder to shoulder in the back of the room.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2025
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But suppose a pretty lady is praying next to me shoulder to shoulder.
—Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
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The crowd packed bleachers and stood shoulder to shoulder from the stage to the press stand several hundred yards away.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
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Two men stand shoulder to shoulder, their hands clasped together and lifted high in unity.
—Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Inside, older adults sit shoulder to shoulder around dozens of folding tables.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
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The crowd stretched shoulder to shoulder down the Capitol streets, at times waiting for space to move forward.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Sitting shoulder to shoulder, the co-stars behave like real-life siblings.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 June 2023
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Talking through issues shoulder to shoulder instead of face to face provides a sense of unity.
—By Jenny Rough, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
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Thank you for reading, and for standing shoulder to shoulder with us for so long and with such abiding loyalty.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
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We were huddled shoulder to shoulder on the floor at my bedroom door, listening at the decent-size crack.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
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But when McIlroy came by, the hill filled up, fans standing shoulder to shoulder for a glimpse at their hero.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
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Members of her family sat shoulder to shoulder with women Wilkens once served time with.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noemi and other neighbors joined, shoulder to shoulder, until the group grew large enough to drive the workers away.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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People stood shoulder to shoulder — arms glistening with sweat from laboring amid the thick, hot air.
—Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
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