Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A U.S. trade pact with Europe could encompass friendly democracies and revive the old alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

An island meeting and texts between the leaders of Canada, France and Norway reveal an emerging alliance: “We’re in.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He added that it "very much enhances" the defence alliance Nato.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That threat shook the Nato alliance and sorely tested the US-Danish relationship.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Not in half a thousand years have they forgotten their grievance that the lords of Gondor gave the Mark to Eorl the Young and made alliance with him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

He's conscious of putting "a target" on his back too soon, so plans to form alliances.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

STRASBOURG, France—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting the most dramatic reorientation of his country’s economy and international alliances since Ottawa entered a free-trade agreement with the U.S. almost 40 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“We’re getting access to 30 exabytes of really differentiated, proprietary data,” Kamal Brar, Mistral’s senior vice president of partnerships and alliances, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But concrete benefits of the group are uncertain, he said, as "in times of crisis, these alliances have rarely allowed Iran to resolve its difficulties".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Rivalries among Europe’s Great Powers had led to an elaborate network of military alliances, in which one nation pledged to support another in the event of war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




Vocabulary lists containing alliance


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training