rallying cry
nounDefinition of rallying cry
: war cry
Examples of rallying cry in a Sentence
the rallying cry of a political movement
“We believe!” became the rallying cry of the fans.
Recent Examples on the Web
Maybe Gruden will use that as a rallying cry as the Raiders don’t play in Oakland from Sept. 15 until Nov. 2. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’: A case for Nathan Peterman," 27 Aug. 2019 Several Timbers fans across social media have heard the rallying cry and followed suit to help spread the message. — Tim Brown, oregonlive.com, "Will Timbers Army go silent in protest of MLS ban on political signage during match against Seattle Sounders?," 23 Aug. 2019 Since June, a rallying cry for unity over division has kept the two factions together. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "Mired in anger and hatred, Hong Kong’s “radical” protesters are seeking a way forward," 14 Aug. 2019 The legislation has become a rallying cry for Democrats who say more background checks could help prevent future tragedies. — Grace Segers, CBS News, "Chuck Schumer, Peter King rally in support of bipartisan background check legislation," 6 Aug. 2019 The Green New Deal was first spearheaded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and has in recent months become a rallying cry for environmental groups and voters concerned about global warming. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Rep. Scott Peters nixes town hall on climate crisis," 29 July 2019 Others in the White House began to reconsider the emerging strategy of using Omar's own record as a rallying cry for the base. — Anchorage Daily News, "‘He always doubles down’: Inside the political crisis caused by Trump’s racist tweets," 21 July 2019 Democrats, meanwhile, pointed to the episode as a rallying cry to energize and mobilize their supporters to vote Trump out of office. — Jonathan Lemire, Twin Cities, "Trump says crowd chanting ‘send her back’ about Ilhan Omar are ‘incredible patriots’," 20 July 2019 Democrats, meanwhile, pointed to the episode as a rallying cry to energize and mobilize their supporters to vote Trump out of office. — Alan Fram, chicagotribune.com, "Trump reverses course on ‘send her back’ chants, says rally crowd full of ‘incredible patriots’," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rallying cry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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