How to Use rally for/behind in a Sentence

rally for/behind

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  • Gulf Shores got four pins in the last five matches to rally for the win.
    — al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Sanders appeared at a rally for Johnson in the final days of the race.
    — Sara Burnett, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Ennis scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to rally for the win, with Gavin Ramirez driving in two with a triple.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But the Dukes reeled off five straight goals, the last of which came with 54 seconds left by Caitlin McElwee, to rally for the win.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2023
  • Crouch conceded the race around 7:30 p.m. and urged the GOP to rally behind Braun.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
  • Expect the Cowboys to rally behind their head coach and get a big win for him.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Overall, Stocks slipped Thursday as Wall Street’s red-hot rally for the year cooled a bit more.
    — al, 4 Aug. 2023
  • McKinney North outscored Frisco 22-13 in the fourth quarter to rally for the bi-district win.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Stocks continued the longest rally for Wall Street in a year and a half Thursday.
    — Bran Strickland | , al, 16 June 2023
  • Instead, there was too much time for Matthew Stafford and the Lions to rally for a victory.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • If any of that is relatable, Robb Report has a rally for you.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
  • UConn cruised in its first two matchups, but Arkansas will keep it close against the Huskies and rally for the victory late.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Rick Harrison appeared at a get-out-the-vote rally for Trump in Las Vegas in 2016.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The Olympics, on the other hand, give us something to rally behind together.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
  • The shooting occurred about 2 p.m. amid a crowd of fans outside the city’s Union Station as the parade and rally for the Super Bowl champions drew to a close.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Once a challenger emerges, party strategists say, Democrats will see Mr. Biden as the stronger choice and rally behind the president.
    — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The latest rally for oil prices will continue to push up prices at the pump for consumers and add to inflation across the US economy.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • On Friday, Garrett Feltman blasted a three-run homer to put an exclamation point on the rally for the Vikings.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 Apr. 2023
  • On this morning, Local 804 had organized a rally for its members, and now Andrews stood at the front of the crowd, microphone in hand.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The club badge and shirts bear the Bitcoin logo, in an attempt to turn it into something for all Bitcoiners to rally behind.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Overall, Stocks climbed Monday as Wall Street’s big rally for the year kicked back into gear following a brief hiccup.
    — al, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Coupled with the offense putting together two touchdown drives, UW was able to rally for the 15-14 victory.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
  • That challenge was underscored further when Trump endorsed McGuire in the primary and took the step of holding a tele rally for Good's challenger on the eve of the contest.
    — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 21 June 2024
  • Now the party must find a new champion to rally behind with a little more than 100 days until Election Day.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024
  • On a recent afternoon, Tyela Dawson prepared to take the stage during a rally for police-free schools.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Nvidia has seen its valuation slide since the middle of 2023, even amid a record-breaking rally for the shares, because of its massive earnings growth.
    — Carmen Reinicke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The dollar advanced, extending its rally for this week.
    — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Cade Smith, working swiftly, mowed the Razorbacks down for four consecutive innings to give his team a chance to rally for a 2-2 tie.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2023
  • Shapiro and Whitmer held a joint rally for Harris near Philadelphia Monday.
    — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Facebook-parent Meta introduced a 50-cent dividend in February, which helped fuel a historic rally for the stock.
    — Greg McKenna, Fortune, 31 July 2024

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