gang up
Example Sentences
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In the 2011 comedy “Horrible Bosses,” three friends gang up against their bosses—all different versions of horrible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
"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
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
