countrymen

Example Sentences

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The 24-year-old from Northern Italy is now a heavy favorite to make it five titles in a row this week in front of his countrymen in Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

"We have a lot of countrymen working there," Hontiveros said.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

On TV, at town halls and universities, the bespectacled officer, with close-cropped gray hair and an almost professorial demeanor, lays out the stakes for his countrymen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

To be quite frank, sir,' I heard Mr Lewis say, 'I was appalled at their attitude towards your countrymen.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro