shoulder to shoulder
idiom
1
: physically close together
Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.
2
: united together to achieve a shared goal
I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.
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Well before game time, the bar was packed with people standing shoulder to shoulder.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Some protesters were angered by officers from local or state agencies standing shoulder to shoulder with federal officers.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Jean slipped outside into the still swelling party, the yard filled shoulder to shoulder now, some folks dancing.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Visitors cram in shoulder to shoulder with other visitors on the viewing platforms, all angling for that iconic shot of a salmon leaping into a waiting bear’s mouth.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Some protesters were angered by officers from local or state agencies standing shoulder to shoulder with federal officers.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Jean slipped outside into the still swelling party, the yard filled shoulder to shoulder now, some folks dancing.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Visitors cram in shoulder to shoulder with other visitors on the viewing platforms, all angling for that iconic shot of a salmon leaping into a waiting bear’s mouth.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoulder to shoulder
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“Shoulder to shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20to%20shoulder. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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