citizenry

Example Sentences

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It’s a movie about a citizenry at war with itself, hoping to keep the plates spinning for one more night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Even with the small cheque size from everyday givers, this is a sizeable contribution from the citizenry towards social impact," says Uppal.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

In 1965, Space City boasted a metropolitan population of 1.4 million in comparison with the Big Apple, which dwarfed that figure with a citizenry of 7.8 million.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

She enjoyed a front-row seat at a spectacle that the rest of the citizenry learned about in the daily newspaper and on the nightly news.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly