fellow-countrywoman

Example Sentences

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He did not believe that his old fellow-countrywoman would, to use a vulgar English colloquialism, “give him away.”

From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

"And in the face of thy brother's strong desire thou art waiting to witness the foul torture and death of a lady refined and good—our fellow-countrywoman too!"

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant

"This is Alice Meynell," Mademoiselle Th�r�se said with some fervour, "and, Alice, this is a fellow-countrywoman of your own."

From Barbara in Brittany by Adams, Frank

It was impossible to refuse the request of a fellow-countrywoman dying in a strange land.

From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

“A fellow-countrywoman in distress,” smiled Dalroy, speaking in German.

From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis