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90 example sentences for ALLY, such as:

1. He failed to get enough allies to block the reform.
2. In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.
3. Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.
4. At that period Buckingham was an ally, and not an enemy.
5. Democrats are allied with the trial lawyers and some consumer groups.

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 Meanings and Examples of ALLY
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ally
 n.  confederate; partner; collaborator
Classic Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1  John Ferrier felt a different man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
2  The baffled envoy," continued Cedric, pursuing with animation his tale, though it interested not the listener, "retreated, to carry to Tosti and his ally the ominous answer of his injured brother.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
3  She looked at the other woman, who stood so sly, with her head dropped: yet somehow, in her femaleness, an ally.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
4  As I descended, my old ally, the guard, came out of the room and closed the door tightly behind him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
5  Many traces we found of him in the bog-girt island where he had hid his savage ally.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
6  It was during these fruitless quests that he, or rather his ally, was seen by peasants, and that the legend of the demon dog received a new confirmation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
7  Yes," said our ally, "I am Bob Carruthers, and I'll see this woman righted, if I have to swing for it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
8  She could sense that in Melanie's devoted heart she had an ally, feel Melanie's indignation that anyone, even her beloved husband, should make Scarlett cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
9  Montcalm lingered long and melancholy on the strand where he had been left by his companion, brooding deeply on the temper which his ungovernable ally had just discovered.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
10  The French had accounted for this unexpected defection on the part of their ally in various ways.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
11  For shame," replied Minerva, "why, any one else would trust a worse ally than myself, even though that ally were only a mortal and less wise than I am.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XX
12  It is justifiable to enter into war against our nearest ally, when one of his towns lies convenient for us, or a territory of land, that would render our dominions round and complete.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER V.
13  The most "puzzled" were the school-master and Thenardier, the proprietor of the tavern, who was everybody's friend, and had not disdained to ally himself with Boulatruelle.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH THE READER WILL PERUSE TWO VERSES, WH...
14  At that period Buckingham was an ally, and not an enemy.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 47 THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS
15  Only let Aeneas himself come hither, if desire of us be so strong, if he be in haste to join our friendship and be called our ally.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK SEVENTH
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
16  The only possible source for replacement is nuclear, and your allies on the left will toss lawsuit after lawsuit to prevent that from happening.
17  He failed to get enough allies to block the reform.
18  In an age of smart missiles and precision-guided weaponry President Bush is going to have to rely upon good old-fashioned charm if he is to win over America's sceptical NATO allies.
19  Although enemy forces encompass us, we are cheerful for we are well stocked and can withstand a siege until our allies join us.
20  The allegiance of our allies is held by rather tenuous ties; we all should see it's in dangerous.
21  In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.
22  The US and its allies this week formally offered security guarantees to the north as the first step towards a settlement.
23  China has won, gaining the support of American allies not just in Asia but in Europe, and leaving America looking churlish and ineffectual.
24  The alliance between Hitler and the race he vowed to annihilate — the only instance of Jews fighting for Germany's allies — is one of the most extraordinary aspects of the Second World War, and yet hardly anyone, including many Finns, know anything about it.
25  Japan's defence forces have been unable to extend their military collaboration with their US allies beyond this narrowly circumscribed role.
26  It was a perfect opportunity for active servicemen to perform a true paratroop drop with their NATO allies.
27  Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.
28  His decision to move to London is closely allied to his ambition to become manager of the company.
29  Britain has allied itself with other western powers for trade and defence.
30  Democrats are allied with the trial lawyers and some consumer groups.