How to Use rallying cry in a Sentence

rallying cry

noun
  • The track served as a rallying cry to dance your troubles away.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The phrase became a rallying cry at protests around the world.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
  • His last words became a rallying cry during protests that took place across the world.
    — Ashlee Banks, Essence, 8 Mar. 2021
  • In his speech, Obama closed with a rallying cry.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Then, preschool for all could become a rallying cry across the nation.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
  • That’s been the data point and rallying cry for more than 20 years.
    — The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022
  • For years, this mantra has been the industry’s rallying cry for change.
    — Rita Numerof, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The rallying cry came from a pair of guys who never had a real job between them.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The attack was captured on video and the man’s death became a rallying cry.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Calls for her release have been a rallying cry among protesters in the streets.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Hate groups heard the president’s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Fife, too, was faced with a bit of a rallying cry from IU players.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2018
  • The line became a rallying cry for gun owners around the country.
    — Lisa Marie Pane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2019
  • The phrase has since become a far-right rallying cry against the president.
    — al, 24 Nov. 2021
  • So why aren’t the Democrats turning this into a rallying cry?
    — Molly Jong-Fast, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The mother and son’s deaths became a rallying cry for fellow refugees.
    — Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The issue has become a rallying cry for the midterm elections.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2022
  • Any pithy comment could be turned into a rallying cry or rocket fuel.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That goes down as the rallying cry for the rest of Oregon State’s season.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The title track, a rallying cry for the importance of youth, peaked at No.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • It’s turned into a rallying cry for the underdogs.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • McClain’s death became a rallying cry in the months of protests that followed.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 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
  • Those four words have become a rallying cry among Kirk fans on social media platforms since his death.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That Beastie Boys nod has been a rallying cry for the Chiefs and their fans ever since.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then Petrie dropped the mic with what has been USD’s rallying cry all season.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • More recently, his rallying cry is the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 15 July 2026
  • Across the period of the civil rights era, Emmett Till was a rallying cry.
    — ABC News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • There’s a rallying cry that can be heard in some of the most exclusive venues in the world—however faint at times—about respect and courtesy.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

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