tribe

Example Sentences

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The tribes helped the government take control of strategic targets, including major Syrian oil fields.

From The Wall Street Journal

Old allegiance, old history, shared blood, old tribes, old paper—Magna Carta, Émile Zola.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early Tuesday evening, members of two local Native American tribes were digging three deep holes for the horses that the Forest Service had euthanized.

From Los Angeles Times

The state, by virtue of the raid, seems to be siding with the California tribes, who have purview over almost all non-pari-mutuel gambling in the state and oppose the machines.

From Los Angeles Times

Local fighters from tribes in the Arab-majority province sided with Damascus and seized the areas before the arrival of government forces.

From Barron's