countrywoman
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Muchova cheekily congratulated her countrywoman and “Linda, my ex-friend,” as Noskova dedicated the win to her late mother, Ivana, who died of cancer in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova edged out Czech compatriot Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-4 to set up a quarter-final against another countrywoman, 18-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
“How could I feel to watch football when my neighbor, my brother, my countryman and countrywoman are in such a bad situation?”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Germany’s Tatjana Maria, who is ranked 103rd in the world and last year gave birth to her second child, advanced to her first Wimbledon semifinal with a victory over countrywoman Julie Niemeier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
“Tell me your contacts, and I will filter what I pass on to the English. Tell me, and you have confessed to your countrywoman and given nothing to the enemy.”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
She was followed across the finish line by three countrywomen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Katie is the only Irish rider, and she would like more of her countrywomen to get involved.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
She did so by holding off two countrywomen: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won silver in 10.74, and Shericka Jackson, who took bronze in 10.76 to give Jamaica a medal sweep.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021
Now she is also determined to destroy the western image of Muslim women as restricted, powerless and oppressed, and to demonstrate that her countrywomen can be as “free” as their western counterparts.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2019
And seeing that Dora seemed very much annoyed, he added, "That is the kind of literature that delights our modest countrywomen."
From Woman and Artist by O'Rell, Max
