countrymen

Example Sentences

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The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Since Bale retired in 2023, Wilson has scored more goals than any of his countrymen.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Yet I recall my father, a former Marine, being frustrated by Jimmy Carter’s unwillingness to take aggressive action to get our countrymen home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Her message is committed to hands I cannot see—For love of her, sweet countrymen, judge tenderly of Me!

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver