commonwealth

Example Sentences

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At its 1886 height, the Knights claimed nearly one million members, seeking a cooperative commonwealth transcending the wage system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next month’s WBC will present another unique opportunity for Thompson, who was eligible to play for Team Britain because of his father’s heritage in the Bahamas — a commonwealth nation still associated with the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times

“Jefferson had a party,” Adams observed caustically, “Hamilton had a party, but the commonwealth had none.”

From Literature

None of it was an investment in the public furniture, which is the commonwealth foundation on which private wealth is built.

From Salon

A spokesman for the commonwealth’s attorney’s office in Norfolk declined to discuss the case.

From Washington Post