the Commonwealth
Example Sentences
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“Boy, don’t you know you gotta be 16-years-old to operate a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Kentucky?” he asked.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Proponents cannot change the language for this year’s election, which means the measure won’t appear on the November ballot, according to the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Forty years on from those dramatic scenes in Edinburgh, the Commonwealth Games are once again being held in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Brier had already run the Commonwealth B standard of 23.07 before the deadline but Team Wales policy is that athletes beat - not just match - that mark for selection.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
As a foreigner, I guessed he sympathized with Sovoy’s difficulty adjusting to the language and culture of the Commonwealth.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
