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

It doesn’t help that your other roommates are letting them gang up on you.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2023

“It’s an enormous advantage in every way. You have someone you can turn to when things go pear-shaped and, in crass terms, you can gang up on people. I missed him a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2022

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

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