ally

Example Sentences

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Mine has long been a quiet ally, the kind of tool that steps in when I need a little help and doesn’t make a big deal out of it.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Nia Long, who stepped into the shoes of Katherine -- Michael's mother and close ally -- remarked that, in a male-dominated world, the women of the clan "set the baseline for how the family moved."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Southern California may be home to an unexpected ally in the fight to save honeybees.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

When Harry Truman moved into the Oval Office, he also recognized that the pope could be a strategic foreign policy ally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Here, only the first aged has two syllables: My aged grandmother, who aged gracefully, took a liking to aged cheese when she was a child aged ten. ally.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner