compatriots

Example Sentences

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Can he persuade Mr. Trump and his compatriots that Britain’s game is worth the candle?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

She and her compatriots gather every Sunday outside the Otay Mesa facility to raise money to help detainees buy food in the prison commissary and call their families.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Herrera hoped to be able to invest "when there is a free Cuba," to support his compatriots who lack housing, infrastructure, sanitation, and electricity.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Sharipov's compatriots Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov were among a group also stuck in Dubai following the ATP 500 tournament there.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Johnny Joyce’s Irish compatriots dominated Bridgeport; the poorest crowded into the southern subsection of the neighborhood called Canaryville.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield