- plural of tribe.
tribes
Example Sentences
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Local excitement was limited to “the activity of the insect tribes and the occasional fall of a coconut,” one early visitor wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Bare rode Rebel across property still full of arrowheads left behind by Cherokee and Shawnee tribes, hundreds of acres of Huddleston family farmland that started with a single purchase in 1848.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Justice Julia Kelety’s questions suggested the tribes provided names for resources in the area but failed to say how they would be affected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bears Ears, which covers 1.35 million acres, was proclaimed in 2016 under then-president Barack Obama on the basis of its cultural sites sacred to Indigenous tribes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Chief Powhatan is taking care of us because he considers us one of his tribes.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
