How to Use rallying cry in a Sentence

rallying cry

noun
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  • The phrase was the rallying cry of the First Crusade in A.D. 1096.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Since the ‘80s, that’s been the rallying cry of Morris Day, lead singer of The Time.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022
  • It’s the rallying cry of CEOs and leaders all over the world.
    — Ellevate, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • The phrase became a rallying cry at protests around the world.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
  • That’s been the data point and rallying cry for more than 20 years.
    — The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022
  • That goes down as the rallying cry for the rest of Oregon State’s season.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The song had become a rallying cry in the raucous week since the U.S. won its fourth World Cup.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 17 July 2019
  • One of the rallying cries the retail traders used was HODL: hold on for dear life.
    — Rebecca Angelo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Then Petrie dropped the mic with what has been USD’s rallying cry all season.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The Browns used ‘Browns is the Browns’ as their rallying cry and used it to help win their first playoff game since the 1994 season.
    — cleveland, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The phrase became the rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement.
    — Mark Morales, CNN, 16 July 2019
  • All of them said her name, which has become a rallying cry.
    — Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • It’s a rallying cry for any mom who has ever felt this way.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The attack was captured on video and the man’s death became a rallying cry.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • So why aren’t the Democrats turning this into a rallying cry?
    — Molly Jong-Fast, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Critics of the phrase say the rallying cry advocates for the genocide of Jews.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The issue has become a rallying cry for the midterm elections.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2022
  • The phrase has since become a far-right rallying cry against the president.
    — al, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Some teams could use the challenge of a back-to-back as a rallying cry, while others simply throw in the towel.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • For years, this mantra has been the industry’s rallying cry for change.
    — Rita Numerof, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The women of the WSPU turned the word into a rallying cry, however.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2020
  • His last words became a rallying cry during protests that took place across the world.
    — Ashlee Banks, Essence, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Then, preschool for all could become a rallying cry across the nation.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The phrase has become a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter protests around the country.
    — Lorraine Longhi, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2020
  • The coach’s words before tipoff sounded like a rallying cry.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • On the trail, Trump has sought to turn his legal problems into a rallying cry.
    — Hannah Knowles and Maeve Reston, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • The case became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Across the period of the civil rights era, Emmett Till was a rallying cry.
    — ABC News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • This is why the most important work a brand must do is to figure out a common rallying cry, an emotional tug that can last forever.
    — Deepa Nagraj, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • As the Ravens defensive line dominated the Browns in a 28-3 rout the following day, that message became their rallying cry.
    — Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024

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