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 On the left, four days after Macron called the election, a cluster of parties banded together to form the New Popular Front – a coalition meant to resurrect the original Popular Front that blocked fascists from gaining power in 1936. Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024 State-Sponsored Influence Because the oil and gas industry is largely governed at the state level, states banded together in the 1930s with the approval of Congress, and more recently with federal funding, to share best practices for regulating oil. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 June 2024 And in Atherton, tech executives and venture capitalists and basketball star Steph Curry banded together to fight the city’s plan to add 348 new units. Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024 Just two years ago, Senate Democrats banded together to push through sweeping legislation aimed at combating climate change in part by speeding the transition to electric vehicles with tax credits and other incentives. Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for band together 

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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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