allied

Example Sentences

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He switched back to being a Republican in 2017, and allied himself with President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Hegseth was speaking in Normandy 82 years after allied forces stormed French beaches to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe in 1944.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This ad hoc demand puzzled the Saudis and other rulers—who consider themselves allied with the U.S. and who are hoping for an end to the war.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened talks Tuesday in Armenia, a former Soviet republic long allied with Russia which has been seeking closer relations with the West.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

But he sees firsthand how they can be so loosely allied as to be basically ineffectual—they are wretched and filthy; they live in holes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr