Sentence examples for compatriots by from inspiring English sources

The armed forces disgraced themselves and shocked their compatriots by shooting unarmed protesters last year.

Mr Afwerki may disgust his compatriots by torturing and imprisoning his critics.

Maybe Spielberg, Streep, and Hanks are possessed, like many of their compatriots, by a deeper dread.

Young Armenian activists, many of them from Russian Caucasia, sought to protect their compatriots by agitating for an independent state.

She later endeared herself to her compatriots by singing at weddings in Lebanon during the civil war of 1975-90.

In Egypt Muhammad Morsi alienated many of his compatriots by concentrating power in the Brotherhood's hands and was toppled by the army.

Younger than his compatriot by four years, the Atletico star has been a prolific goalscorer in Spain's Primera Division and that is why he became one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe.

Exactly 50 years since Gary Player became the first foreign player to claim the Masters title Charl Schwartzel breezed through the field to emulate his famous compatriot by donning the green jacket.

Ronaldo seemed to pay his own tribute to his much-loved compatriot by raising his arms to the sky after his second landmark goal.

It would be much better if Mr Assad were eased out by his compatriots and by fellow Arabs in the region.

What they mind about is the rights of compatriots stranded by the dismemberment of Hungary after the first world war.