fellow citizen

Example Sentences

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"I send my deepest condolences to all of the families of the victims, and our thoughts at this time are, in particular, with the family of Kim Damti our fellow citizen," he added.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

It just becomes more complicated, and it can follow and chase you anywhere, and the enemy can be someone unexpected, like your fellow citizen boarding a bus with you.

From Salon • May 26, 2022

“Our eccentric fellow citizen Walt Whitman has lost his position in the Interior Department at Washington under the general order discharging immoral persons,” the Brooklyn Eagle reported.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022

Also, as a taxpayer and fellow citizen concerned about what I see as the growing public health problem of homelessness, I would very much like to see projected metrics of success and subsequent quarterly reports.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

The formal subscriptions to letters, "Your humble servant," "Your obedient servant," shall no more recall the old days of class subjection; we write now "Your fellow citizen," "Your friend," "Your equal."

From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine