1.   For a time, none the less, the Congregationalist clergy closed ranks around the Suspect Mayhew against the great enemy that Caner represented.

2.   He called for the Lebanese to close ranks behind his government.

3.   She had done the unforgivable, and now we closed ranks against her.

4.   The male mafia will close ranks and deem such a woman unstable, neurotic and quite unsuitable for responsibility.

5.   We must close ranks with them because we talk the same language.

6.   Without him, the conservative party closed its ranks and remained in power.

7.   Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct.

8.   She allies herself with Sarah, and rejects the men, who instantly close ranks against her.

9.   The ANC calls on our people to close ranks and exercise maximum vigilance against the vile machinations of the enemy.