close ranks
Example Sentences
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"For two and a half years, we've watched organisations close ranks, mark their own homework, and the inquiry must be the true reckoning."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
It’s always easier to close ranks against the external foe than to battle the enemy within.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
I expect, of course, for the president to quickly close ranks.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
He thinks Latino politicians need to close ranks like he feels other ethnicities do.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Tendai and Rita had observed the English long enough to know they would close ranks.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
