allied

Example Sentences

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Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

This ad hoc demand puzzled the Saudis and other rulers—who consider themselves allied with the U.S. and who are hoping for an end to the war.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

By contrast, the 74-year-old Cornyn served in the Senate Republican leadership from 2012-24 and is viewed as a party loyalist – albeit one more allied to the Republican establishment.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Taiwan’s importance to U.S. and allied economic strength may be without historical precedent: a relatively small island that anchors the world’s most important technology stack.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But he sees firsthand how they can be so loosely allied as to be basically ineffectual—they are wretched and filthy; they live in holes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr