gang up on

Example Sentences

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"Canada and Mexico want to show unity, without appearing to gang up on the US."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

I could get a white-noise machine, but at this point I’m scared that they may hear a part of my session and gang up on me again.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021

His efforts are stymied further by a group of five brothers from Samangan province who gang up on him and yank at his hands and jersey every time he seizes the calf.

From National Geographic • Feb. 2, 2021

Madison dismissed the fear that large states would gang up on their smaller counterparts, pointing to cultural and economic differences among large states.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2018

Then ever’body says the big guy oughtta pick somebody his own size, and maybe they gang up on the big guy.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck