How to Use alliance in a Sentence

alliance

noun
  • There is disagreement within the alliance about how to deal with this problem.
  • There has been a pattern of shifting alliances in the political world.
  • We need to form a closer alliance between government and industry.
  • The article condemns what some say is an unholy alliance between government and media.
  • Appearing side-by-side at a joint press conference, both leaders hailed the importance and strength of the alliance.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • To be sure, the war also shows the value of America’s traditional alliances.
    Jahara Matisek, wsj.com, 3 May 2023
  • Parties must obtain no less than 7% of votes – either on their own or in alliance with other parties – in order to enter parliament.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • Yoon is visiting the US as part of the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the two countries.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The show, too, is all about performance: The only way to win the game is by deceiving the others in the mansion, friendships and strategic alliances be damned.
    Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Leaders of both hospital systems vowed that the alliance would allow East Bay families to receive top-notch care closer to home.
    Cynthia Dizikes, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
  • The Sun, representative of the self, forms alliances with the rulers of revolution and reinvention.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Netflix, which was just a mail order DVD business during the last strike, also is a key member of the bargaining alliance.
    Anousha Sakoui, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2023
  • Caitlin Murphy is the interim executive director for the alliance.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Other updates in the pipeline include having the opportunity to upgrade on more Oneworld alliance and partner airlines.
    Juan Ruiz, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
  • In his first months in power, the Philippines leader has reforged a strong alliance with the U.S., winning praise even as questions remain about his path and intent at home.
    Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • At the end of the day, my own alliance turned on me and voted me out.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 July 2021
  • The two groups are in an alliance against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
    SFChronicle.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • This was often the rhythm of such alliances in those days.
    Lynn Freed, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • If the alliance crumbles, buyers will be among the losers.
    Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2020
  • The two have remained in contact, and the alliance led to these practices.
    cleveland, 19 Aug. 2021
  • That means there's a decent amount of talk about the future of the alliance at the beginning of the episode.
    Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • To be one of the young guys on the way up, its pretty awesome just to be a small part of this alliance.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Ankara, however, hasn't always been a thorn in the side of the alliance.
    Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 29 June 2022
  • And then there’s the unholy alliance of toilet seats and food.
    Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But one of the alliance members got burned this week in a scene that never made it to TV.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Macalester, which is in St. Paul, is one of six founding members of the new alliance.
    Ryan Faircloth, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
  • So much for Josh's promise, and so much for that vet alliance.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • June and the Lawrences need to get out — which is what makes their alliance so possible and so thrilling.
    Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 25 July 2019
  • To the English, this alliance was the first glimmer of hope that their weak colony might survive.
    National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Their old allies hate them, and their new alliance doesn’t trust them.
    Stephen Fishbach, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019

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