allying

Example Sentences

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But the MEK was long considered a terrorist group by Washington and enjoys little support inside Iran, where it is reviled for allying with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the devastating 1980-88 war.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Additionally, Brics enables India to advance its core foreign policy principle of strategic autonomy, whereby it aims to balance relations with a wide spectrum of geopolitical players, without formally allying with any of them.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

It would need support from another party or more to form a ruling legislative coalition, but so far, others have balked at allying with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

By the time the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the 14th century, at least seven different groups were trading, marrying, allying, and fighting with one another in a complex political network.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

But I didn’t want to hear any of it, and the wind, allying itself with me, threatened the chinaberry tree outside the back door.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou