countrymen

Example Sentences

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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

Yet I recall my father, a former Marine, being frustrated by Jimmy Carter’s unwillingness to take aggressive action to get our countrymen home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

In this, as in so many areas, W. E. B. Du Bois was far ahead of his countrymen and -women.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson