countrywoman

Example Sentences

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Italy’s Alice D’Amato survived with the cleanest routine to claim the gold medal over China’s Zhou Yaqin and countrywoman Manila Esposito, who took silver and bronze, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

“It’s great that you have different pathways,” said Lara Stalder, captain of Switzerland’s national team who credited countrywoman Alina Muller for carving a path for Europeans in the PWHL.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova edged out Czech compatriot Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-4 to set up a quarter-final against another countrywoman, 18-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

“How could I feel to watch football when my neighbor, my brother, my countryman and countrywoman are in such a bad situation?”

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

“Tell me your contacts, and I will filter what I pass on to the English. Tell me, and you have confessed to your countrywoman and given nothing to the enemy.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein