fellow-countryman
Example Sentences
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Among the gentlemen at Moscow is the imperturbable veteran, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, who slightly resembles his late fellow-countryman, Dr. Immanuel Kant.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I don't know what you thought of me for bringing a fellow-countryman down upon you yesterday in that unceremonious way, Mrs. Churchill," Bartholomew was saying.
From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Winterbourne had immediately perceived that he might have the honor of claiming him as a fellow-countryman.
From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Lanier, Sidney
"I am," I answered, "and I am glad to meet a fellow-countryman."
From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.
Say, there’s a fellow-countryman of yours sick in Sulphurville.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
