close ranks

Example Sentences

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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

"Whenever there's a problem, they will close ranks and ignore. If that doesn't work, they would attack you with great ferocity," he told BBC Wales Investigates.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 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