compatriots

Example Sentences

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Can he persuade Mr. Trump and his compatriots that Britain’s game is worth the candle?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

But for others like Mohammad Reza Hayatloo, who runs a currency exchange office, they are proud of their compatriots for forcing a ceasefire with Washington.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The politics of younger Iranian immigrants, who come to the U.S. for all kinds of reasons, and consume the full range of content available online, are more diverse than those of their older compatriots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

That hasn’t won them much sympathy from their compatriots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In search of compatriots, they used to trail their fingers, at the start of each new semester, through the columns of the university directory, circling surnames familiar to their part of the world.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri