elbow-to-elbow
Example Sentences
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Lawyers and bankers sat elbow-to-elbow at meals with burlesque performers and filmmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was a little yellow stucco house, and like so many in South L.A. practically elbow-to-elbow with the ones next door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Markets usually attract elbow-to-elbow crowds to row upon row of ornament and food sellers, foot traffic that spills over into revenue for surrounding hotels and restaurants.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
Its low-wage workers typically stand elbow-to-elbow to do the work of cutting, deboning and packing meat, making them particularly vulnerable to the airborne virus.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
People stood elbow-to-elbow in the bald man’s shack.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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