countryman

Example Sentences

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Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will fight countryman Junto Nakatani in a mega-fight at the Tokyo Dome on May 2, US media reported Tuesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Dybala has had a difficult first campaign under Gian Piero Gasperini with familiar injury problems and the rise of countryman Matias Soule suggesting his time might be up in the Italian capital.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The Northern Irishman stepped in to replace countryman Brendan Rodgers, who resigned in late October.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Mendonça Filho has seen nearly everything his accomplished countryman has made, but knew there was something still to be tapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

I laugh at the ingenuity of my poor, trapped countryman.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez