Sentence examples for the compatriots from inspiring English sources
noun
Somebody from one's own country.
"Russians?" Sir Benjamin Slade pauses, seeking the adjective best suited to the compatriots of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
It is important to acknowledge that the compatriots of Jewish victims suffered deeply, and to remember with awe and gratitude the sacrifices made by those who fought Nazism.
On being released or finding a safe haven, some have fought for the rights of the compatriots they left behind, or continue to battle against repression.
For example, he has lately been going around calling Obama the Hamas candidate.* And the kicker on his first general-election TV spot — "The American President Americans have been waiting for" — didn't exactly highlight the "compatriots" theme.
Peaceful means would be favorable to the common development of the societies on both sides of the straits, and to the harmony and unity of the compatriots across the straits.
From his privileged, double-stall perch in the Yankees' clubhouse, he has witnessed the turnover of position players, the parade of pitchers, and been ever so reluctant to misidentify any for the compatriots with whom he won four rings.
The specifics of Augusta play directly into Day's hands, without even taking into account the compatriot's motivation derived from Scott's success.
"We'd like to join our hands together with the overseas compatriots in the endeavor for the construction of our great socialist motherland".
The bloody conclusion to the crisis, which was broadcast live on television, horrified the victims' compatriots in the wealthy Chinese territory.
The special relationship between the patriot and the patria and compatriots – the relationship of love and identification – has been dissolved.
He hopes to capitalize on the increased turnout that both men hope to gain from the candidates' compatriots.
