patriot

Example Sentences

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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is additionally expected to host them at the presidential palace in the coming days, after calling the players "patriots" and labelling the final a "victory for all Senegalese people".

From Barron's

"Regardless of what they say, to me, my son was a patriot, and that's what matters to me."

From Barron's

Urged on by patriot leader Benjamin Rush and advised by Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams, Paine had been working on “Common Sense” for months.

From Salon

Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He was a professional officer who put national interests first and a patriot who loved his country," the mission added.

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