How to Use rally the troops in a Sentence

rally the troops

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Definition of rally the troopsnext
  • Something to point at to help rally the troops and instill fear.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 30 June 2021
  • No one can quarterback the defense like him or rally the troops.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Peckham is also leading the charge to rally the troops and see some action.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Nick is there to rally the troops with an interesting case.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Is that quarterback a guy who can galvanize a locker room and rally the troops and get guys to believe in him?
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But Nadella also sought to rally the troops as the company moves forward.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Something your colleagues and peers weren’t expecting or an issue to rally the troops on?
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • A week later, Woodward had to try to rally the troops for fear that hope of a successful season would slip into oblivion.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • But someone needs to rally the troops with confidence and demand excellence.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022
  • But Musk’s reluctance to rally the troops–many of whom were introduced to Dogecoin by him–betrays a dawning realization that the eight-year-old joke is, well, getting old.
    — Martin Leo Rivers, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • His thinking calcified into aphorism, and the aphorisms were often caricatures of ideas designed to rally the troops.
    — The Intersection, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2011
  • Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg attempted to rally the troops on Thursday, following multiple rounds of layoffs that have decimated the social media giant’s workforce.
    — Naomi Nix, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • Second, appoint a seasoned marketer as a global marketing champion to rally the troops, ensure consistency and advance strategy toward execution.
    — Santhi Ramesh, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022

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