rallying cry

Example Sentences

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“The personal is political, as the feminist rallying cry has it, and Wohl has taken pains never to lose sight of this insight when imagining the complexities of the lives of others,” McNulty wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Magyar's slogan dates back to a revolutionary poet's 19th Century rallying cry to rise up for the homeland.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Although Arsenal responded to Arteta's rallying cry, City still hold the destiny of the title in their hands.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Breuer has made this his rallying cry as he drives change in the armed forces and tries to jolt Germans from their post-Cold War, end-of-history reverie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

I want to go all the way with this, to stop mucking around and do what I feel, so at the base of the statue I put my favorite punk rallying cry: I’M A MESS.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García