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Definition of "shoulder-to-shoulder" []

  • In close proximity; side-by-side (adverb)
  • Whilst closely cooperating (adverb)

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Use "shoulder-to-shoulder" in a sentence
  • "Free enjoyed a special peak in native English usage between 1981 and 1986, big years for discussions of tax-free alternatives and free trade and, not accidentally, the Free World standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan against the unfree Evil Empire and its political friends."
  • "And the casualty rate did go high because people were standing shoulder-to-shoulder in lines."
  • "They have everything to do instead with the kind of kingdom Jesus envisioned -- a kingdom that lifts up the fallen, that comforts the oppressed, that feeds the hungry and clothes the naked, and that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the poorest of the poor."
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