How to Use rally against in a Sentence

rally against

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  • By that measure, the rally against the Spurs was child’s play.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In March, those who opposed it traveled to Austin to rally against the statewide effort.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • In March, those who opposed it traveled to Austin to rally against the statewide effort.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • On Friday night, the Dodgers’ late-game rally against the Chicago Cubs was sparked after their pitcher blocked it.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022
  • The warrant against Putin is an invitation for the elite to rally against the president rather than around him.
    Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2023
  • The Mets overcame an early 3-0 deficit with a two-out, four-run rally against Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt in the third inning.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
  • The odds looked stacked against the Arizona Coyotes in the first period, but the team managed a rally against the Ottawa Senators.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Grayson Getz — a middle hitter who helped the Warriors rally against Lexington with 21 kills, 5 blocks, and 7 digs — is the lone senior.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Montgomery’s strong effort was undone by a Red Sox rally against reliever Will Smith (2-7) in the eighth.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • What started as a peaceful way for young people to rally against the bill turned into a school suspension for Petocz.
    Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Marchers rally against Netanyahu's government in Jerusalem last night.
    NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Down 23-7 at one point, Dallas made a valiant effort in a second-half comeback attempt, but the San Francisco defense isn’t one to try and rally against.
    Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The violence came as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators yet again took to the streets across Sudan to rally against the military's takeover last month.
    The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Anti-vaccine activists from across the country gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial last month for a rally against vaccine mandates.
    Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Musselman's Nevada teams also showed the ability to rally against big deficits.
    Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2021
  • He was arrested several times at protests, including a rally against U.S. military aid to El Salvador in the late 1980s.
    Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • The actress did reference the time Kennedy, made a comparison to the Holocaust while delivering a speech at a rally against vaccine mandates.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 10 June 2023
  • The main target of Russian propaganda was no longer Ukraine, however, but the West, a larger opponent for the Russian public to rally against.
    Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Russian soldiers stand next to their trucks during a rally against Russian occupation in Kherson in March 2022.
    Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Walker fueled Spanish Fort’s second-half rally against Daphne.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022
  • As a proud Jew for Palestinian freedom, being excluded from a rally against antisemitism was painful.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But Shapiro faces a test of whether his comparatively low-key style will energize Democrats to rally against Mastriano, who many in the party view as an existential threat.
    Marc Levy, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Last month, more than a hundred people joined the rally against the latest proposal on the steps of Houston City Hall, a diverse coalition that included local officials and members of Congress.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The market faces its next test this week when the quarterly earnings season kicks off and investors begin to assess whether U.S. stocks can defend their rally against a backdrop of depressed corporate profits.
    Hannah Miao, WSJ, 9 July 2023
  • Loyal supporters of Khan who have continued to rally against authorities are also likely to pose an issue for Sharif.
    Azaz Syed, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Rumors exploded as fellow farmers met privately to rally against the demise of yet another livelihood.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • These are changes that neighbors can readily identify, envision and, frequently enough, dread, bemoan and rally against.
    Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In Greece, hundreds of youths smashed and looted stores in central Athens and clashed with riot police during a massive anti-government rally against painful new austerity measures.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • An incredible 10th inning rally against Utah that proved pivotal in reaching postseason play.
    oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Seven years later, students seized the building to rally against the school’s plans to convert the ballroom where Malcolm X had been assassinated into a biomedical research center.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024

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