How to Use rallying point in a Sentence

rallying point

noun
  • Maybe that’s the rallying point.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Allen instructed deputies to meet at a rallying point instead of rushing in.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The idea that it could be turned on its head by the fans and become this kind of rallying point, an empowering point?
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • What was meant as playful confidence quickly became a rallying point for his critics.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • White previously said their connection has become a rallying point for fans.
    — Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • For the Suns, the officiating debate may serve as a rallying point heading into a must-win stretch on their home floor.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But the findings highlight a rallying point for many planetary scientists.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Pochettino used the 2025 Gold Cup last summer as a rallying point for the program.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Porter’s death has become a rallying point for activists, who regularly invoke his name at police commission meetings and protests.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • His incarceration became a rallying point for the global anti-apartheid movement.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
  • The video gained traction quickly on TikTok, and viewers responded with an emotional intensity that turned the clip into a rallying point.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • English withdrawal was unthinkable, both for reasons of prestige, and because of the danger that the kingdom might be used as a springboard and rallying point for an invasion of England.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, the podcast has become a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of Potter fans disgusted by the author’s actions but still seeking fellowship and comfort in a series that means the world to them.
    — Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Zorro Ranch has become a rallying point for victims, families and New Mexicans demanding answers.
    — Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For generations, the 10th Amendment has been the rallying point for conservatives who believe that decisions are best made closest to the people affected by them.
    — Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Porter’s death has become a rallying point for Los Angeles activists, who regularly invoke his name at Police Commission meetings and protests.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • The pilgrimage is a rallying point for conservative Christians from across Europe and beyond; Catholic political figures sometimes join the pilgrims for a stretch.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The embargo has become a rallying point, uniting policy, capital, and talent behind the goal of technological independence.
    — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The event, hosted by the North Carolina Faith & Freedom Coalition, doubled as a rallying point for conservative Christians.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks in large part to the publication of Revere’s engraving, the moment became a rallying point for the anti-British sentiment that led to the Revolutionary War.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • In 1765, a tree planted in colonial Boston became a rallying point for the Sons of Liberty, who protested British rule by hanging effigies of officers from its branches and giving speeches.
    — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While the Dirksen courthouse is often a visible rallying point for protesters, anyone arrested is unlikely to be processed in the building unless they are accused of assaulting a federal official or damaging federal property.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The over five-hour program doubled as a rallying point for political activism, as 500 volunteers with the organization’s political arm fanned out along the security lines with clipboards and registration forms, determined to turn mourning into mobilization.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
  • From reframing climate goals to creating valuation frameworks for biodiversity, these leaders are drafting their own playbook, and President Ali, leveraging Guyana's newfound economic clout, is positioning his country as a rallying point for this shift.
    — Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But the real-time feed has also become a rallying point for opponents of Argentine President Javier Milei’s moves to defund science as part of a broader push to slash government spending since taking office in December 2023.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But her decision to go after Israel and AIPAC may not be as much of a rallying point as the Epstein files, given the GOP is largely keeping pro-Israel sentiments, per recent polling.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
  • One of the most notable stories in Hollywood right now is what’s happening with Citizen Vigilante, the Armie Hammer action film directed by Uwe Boll that has become a rallying point for conservatives across the US.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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