band together

phrasal verb

banded together; banding together; bands together
: to form a group in order to do or achieve something
They banded together for protection.

Examples of band together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Across Haiti today, farmers, city residents and diverse others are banding together to help one another survive, thrive and build. Monique Clesca, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 Newman cited the economic harm that was suffered in the state during 2010 as profound, particularly when musicians banded together and chose not to do their tours in Arizona. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024 When Sherri Papini vanished from Redding, Calif., in 2016, investigators and her loved ones banded together to bring the 34-year-old mother-of-two home safely. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 This strengthened support likely helped explain why parents largely stood by their kids’ teachers during the tough months of the pandemic, when educators again banded together for stronger mitigation standards to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024 Homeowners have banded together to fight the plan, warning that rock blasting could pollute the air and generate far too much new truck traffic and industrial noise. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024 In the late 1930s, Germany and Italy banded together for mutual protection against Western democracies that might try to frustrate their respective ambitions. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2024 Starting in 2022, hundreds of thousands of Chinese homeowners banded together and refused to pay loans on half-finished properties. Claire Fu, New York Times, 6 June 2024 An unusual coalition of Republican and Democratic senators banded together in 2020 on a bill meant to lower research barriers and press federal agencies for these answers. Nicholas Florko and Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 30 May 2024

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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.

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