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.
• The city was turbulent, the site of sometimes violent clashes over issues of class, race, and national allegiance.
  — Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
• However, when secrets from Snake Eyes' past are revealed, his honor and allegiance get tested—even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
• But, because skipping dessert is never an option, our allegiance to all things fresh and green didn't stop us from indulging that sweet tooth—especially when this recipe for a giant cardamom bun exists.
  — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
• Russia cannot count on automatic allegiance from its historical allies, either.
  — New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022
• Jay, who became the head after leaving Paste magazine, had felt an allegiance to positioning it as both fulfilling that mission and driving it further.
  — Marissa R Moss, SPIN, 10 May 2022
• But given her past proximity to supervillains in early Marvel comics and her more recent attacks on her teammates and mutants, her allegiance to the good guys is often questioned.
  — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
• Many consumers today already show allegiance to businesses that meet their requirements around these emerging concerns, according to a recent Cargill survey.
  — Jim Hardeman, Forbes, 5 May 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
• Once standing, the group raised their right hands and voices in unity to take the oath of allegiance.
  — Madison Geering, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022
• The mood was light; the next day, a new government would swear allegiance to its own country for the first time.
  — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022
• 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
• Phil Mickelson was among the first to pledge allegiance to the new circuit.
  — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 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
• 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
• And their allegiance makes good sense: Much like Swift, Abrams is a songwriter first.
  — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 21 June 2024
• Declare your allegiance to cake while rocking out to this catchy hit.
  — Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2022
• The Prince of Wales will pay homage to King Charles, stepping forward to pledge his loyalty and allegiance.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Instead of policy, many voters are making their decisions based on tribal allegiance or vibes.
  — Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024