fellow-countrywoman

Example Sentences

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Then it was that the Chinese gave expression in very concrete form to their appreciation of their fellow-countrywoman, and the work which she was doing in that hospital.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.

Of course we couldn't leave a fellow-countrywoman in distress, so we gave her what we had: enough to pay her journey home, and a few shillings over.

From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne

“A fellow-countrywoman in distress,” smiled Dalroy, speaking in German.

From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis

She was comfortably cared for by a fellow-countrywoman, and a regular dispensary physician sent for.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

It was impossible to refuse the request of a fellow-countrywoman dying in a strange land.

From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir