motherland

Example Sentences

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“I’m standing there, a young officer, and I say, ‘I’m defending the motherland,’” Poltava recalled.

From New York Times

“So far away from the motherland and living in English, writing poetry in Chinese became my way of keeping myself whole,” she said.

From Seattle Times

“They are ready to honor their duty to the motherland according to the specialization they trained for, not as assault infantry.”

From Washington Post

China must “resolutely oppose interference by external forces and Taiwan independence separatist activities, and unswervingly promote the process of reunification of the motherland,” Xi said.

From Seattle Times

“But if faced with jackals or wolves, Chinese diplomats would have no choice but to confront them head-on and protect our motherland.”

From Washington Times