citizenry

Example Sentences

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The District of Columbia teems with nonprofits dedicated to the proposition that one thing or another menaces the citizenry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"Even with the small cheque size from everyday givers, this is a sizeable contribution from the citizenry towards social impact," says Uppal.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Five years later, it’s a very different environment for that work — from the federal government on down to an exhausted and angry citizenry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

What makes all of this so tragic is that the state of Israel, through its citizenry, has the capacity to do so much good in this world of ours.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

The citizenry grew its own food and made its own clothes, or obtained them through their lineages, or picked them up in government warehouses.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann