nation

Example Sentences

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But this drawn out saga is challenging the way the nation sees itself and its forces.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The status is granted by the Pan American Health Organization, and the U.S. can only maintain it if it can prove that the virus has not circulated continuously in the nation for a year straight.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

He has grown to 6 feet 5 as a 17-year-old junior and is committed to UCLA, which is No. 1 in the nation with a 21-1 record.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Himalayan nation, home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks including Everest, attracts thousands of trekkers each year, many walking remote high-altitude trails where emergency airlifts are costly.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Food was scarce; in a nation at war, much of it occupied by enemy troops, it was difficult to grow and gather crops.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein