How to Use allegiance in a Sentence

allegiance

noun

• He owes allegiance to them for all the help they have given him.
• Both candidates are working hard to convince voters to switch allegiances.
• There was a sense of shared allegiance in the air, if not to a royal institution than to a beloved figure.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
• The other man who was arrested is also said to have an allegiance to the terrorist group.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
• With the sister-in-laws beefing and the cast split right down the middle with their allegiances, there’s little that the network could do to save them.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2024
• The complaint exclusively refers to him by his hacker name, Mudge, seemingly to underscore that allegiance.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
• Dancing and singing also took place during the ceremony, along with demonstrations by Zulu warriors who pledged their allegiance.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2022
• As for mom Rebekah Egan, there’s no mixed allegiance after her son’s close medical call — the Angels hit a home run in her book and are now her favorite team.
  — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022
• Having pledged their allegiance to Gilead, these women seemingly justify their actions as carrying out God's will.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
• There was no competition to assume these posts, the main criteria for these men was allegiance to the Kremlin, Mr. MacLeod said.
  — Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
• Senior lawmakers, including Britain’s new prime minister, pledged their allegiance to the new king at the British Parliament.
  — Matthew Mulligan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022
• Our allegiance was not to Donald Trump that day, but to God and living by the word of God.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• The thing about music is that good songs have no allegiance.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2023
• That is, a ruler with no allegiance to Joseph or his people.
  — David Wolpe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• The couple, who met around the same time that the team last won the big game in 2018, let their allegiance to Eagles guide their love — all the way to the altar.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
• People living north of the river did the same, but with allegiance to Puma.
  — Nick Kostov, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
• Goff’s presence in the North Bay, a 49er stronghold, has split allegiances.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
• Depending on allegiance, the most egregious call might have been on Rice’s first score of the game.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 1 Oct. 2022
• Schmidt attended the event back in 2011 but his visit to Kyiv last year is proof of where his allegiance lies.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 June 2023
• First item of business: The Vale and the North are not responding to voice mails (which is to say, ravens) asking for their allegiance.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
• Over the course of its history, Texas flew six flags, but perhaps there's less allegiance to one of them.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2023
• And their allegiance makes good sense: Much like Swift, Abrams is a songwriter first.
  — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 21 June 2024
• The Prince of Wales will pay homage to King Charles, stepping forward to pledge his loyalty and allegiance.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• Spain’s allegiance with the Nazis began with the Spanish Civil War.
  — Sara J. Brenneis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• Like many lovers of the dish, Daniel Joseph can trace his allegiance back to childhood memories of dining out.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• When that happens, the young man’s allegiance switches from mom and family to his wife.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Those who failed to meet his standard of allegiance were allegedly put on the chopping block.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
• Unionists favor keeping the North part of the United Kingdom and profess allegiance to the British monarch.
  — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• Then Medusa, sensing Annabeth’s anger towards her and allegiance to Athena, tells her side of the story.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
• Brice Cutrer Jones switched his allegiance from white wine to red for a simple reason.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024