countrymen

Example Sentences

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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

While a nation isn’t merely an idea, it needs stories to hold its countrymen together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Our countrymen, our fellow citizens, are not afraid of us. They don’t harbor any ideas that we intend to alter the government of the country or change the nature of this government in any way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"We have a lot of countrymen working there," Hontiveros said.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Liberians, for example, often moved to Iowa; Somalis to Minneapolis or Lewiston, Maine; and Sudanese to Omaha, Nebraska, to seek out the support of communities of family, friends, and countrymen.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John