rally for/behind

idiom

: to publicly show support for

Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.

Examples of rally for/behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) showed up last night on a virtual rally for the cryptocurrency industry to back Vice President Kamala Harris, sponsored by the group, Crypto4Harris. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024 Democratic voters eager to rally behind a candidate that wasn’t Biden have rallied behind Harris, greeting her campaign with considerable enthusiasm. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024 People cheer and hold signs at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, in Romulus, MI, on August 7, 2024. —

Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024 Men’s basketball semifinals, Noah Lyles in the 200 Algerians rally behind gold medal hopeful Imane Khelif amid gender misconceptions World records are getting shattered in cycling at the Olympic velodrome. —

Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rally for/behind

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