fellow citizen

Example Sentences

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A fellow citizen is worried about the practical implications: “It’s nice for people who like to party, but the Metro closes at 1.30am,” she says.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

It just becomes more complicated, and it can follow and chase you anywhere, and the enemy can be someone unexpected, like your fellow citizen boarding a bus with you.

From Salon • May 26, 2022

Also, as a taxpayer and fellow citizen concerned about what I see as the growing public health problem of homelessness, I would very much like to see projected metrics of success and subsequent quarterly reports.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

My confusion, and my question for your comment is, why would anyone look at a fellow citizen and immediately attribute malice or ill-will to their reasoned position?

From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020

But the Romans, who regarded him as a fellow citizen, resented this, and Lionardo was obliged to send the body away disguised as a bale of merchandise, addressed to the custom-house at Florence.

From Michael Angelo Buonarroti by Holroyd, Charles