allying

Example Sentences

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But the MEK was long considered a terrorist group by Washington and enjoys little support inside Iran, where it is reviled for allying with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the devastating 1980-88 war.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Additionally, Brics enables India to advance its core foreign policy principle of strategic autonomy, whereby it aims to balance relations with a wide spectrum of geopolitical players, without formally allying with any of them.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

By the time the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the 14th century, at least seven different groups were trading, marrying, allying, and fighting with one another in a complex political network.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

With Navarro, Foster transforms Danvers into someone more brittle but not lacking in heart, a cornered creature vacillating between allying herself with what’s facing her or turning on it.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2024

Only twelve years ago, the rebels were at the height of their power, allying themselves with the Tribes and the king of Marinn.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir