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 For instance, in Africa, after a successful hunt, many groups banded together for a few weeks not just to dine but to maintain social relationships. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2024 Meg thanked Cardi and Glo while acknowledging the importance of banding together as women in hip-hop before returning back to her solo mission of conquering The Garden. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 May 2024 Congregants at a Louisiana church banded together to prevent a mass shooting over the weekend, and it was all caught on a livestream. Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 May 2024 The rally spread to highly shorted stocks including AMC as Reddit users banded together to squeeze hedge funds who had bet against GameStop and other firms. Medha Singh and Pranav Kashyap, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 Marinas in Baltimore have banded together to advocate for more frequent openings of the channel. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024 As the country shifts to meet low-carbon goals, some German industrial companies have banded together to upskill 2.7 million employees that may become redundant. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 May 2024 Mae seems to be a key member of these intelligent humans who have banded together to re-power the satellites and reenable communication with other survivors. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 May 2024 After a video surfaced in 2018 of students chanting the n-word, the community and school board members banded together and demanded an end to the bullying and harassment. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024

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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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