countryman
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Like many, Federer was disappointed that his about-to-retire countryman, Stan Wawrinka, didn’t receive a wild card to play the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I feel proud, honoured and deeply privileged to be his fellow countryman."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He revealed he received messages from a number of his future team-mates, including countryman Gabriel as well as fellow midfielder Declan Rice.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
And it seems unfair to leave out Alain Delon’s Italian “Zorro” of 1975, if only because his countryman Jean Dujardin is now making our hero available in French.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
He remained a hero to swathes of his countrymen, who saw in him the Serbian martial spirit and an echo of the past glories of their nation.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Prussia’s fortitude was especially significant for Washington’s countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
My chest tightened with a surge of unexpected anger at the way my countrymen were destroying their own land.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
