allegiance
Example Sentences
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The US-born skier, who switched allegiance to China, where her mother is from, in 2019, said she had "let go of the suffering" and arrived in Italy "feeling light and ready and excited".
From Barron's
Thousands turned out on Friday for the burial of the slain son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in a town that still holds allegiance to the late longtime leader.
From Barron's
A record number of Americans pledge allegiance to neither of the two major political parties.
From Salon
Norwegian-born skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen could make history in Italy by winning a first Winter Olympics medal for a South American country after he switched allegiance to compete for his mother's home country of Brazil.
From BBC
The pledge of allegiance from Taipei on Tuesday contrasted with shifting winds in the West, where U.S. tariffs and other threats have nudged partners to seek alternatives.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
