compatriot

Example Sentences

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For starters, Lange - who played a key role in Frank's identification as a leading candidate - was a close ally of his Danish compatriot.

From BBC

According to their coach, Romain Haguenauer, this change of music was the result of behind-the-scenes manipulation -- the instigator allegedly an American judge, a compatriot of Chock and Bates.

From Barron's

In the same event, her compatriot Lindsey Vonn suffered a crash which saw her airlifted off the piste after a lengthy delay.

From BBC

Promising better days ahead for her long-suffering compatriots, Rodriguez has ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's ailing currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's

When he was presented with his compatriots support for ICE, he was baffled.

From Salon