How to Use commonwealth in a Sentence

commonwealth

noun

• The average age of a farmer in the commonwealth is 59, according to the Census.
  — Meghan Ottolini, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• Although the men were never prosecuted, the local commonwealth’s attorney asked a court to dismiss the charges.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2019
• The former Kentucky coach also spread some of his wealth to Republicans—at least those living in the commonwealth.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• As part of its deal with the state, Transurban will give the commonwealth $15 million a year to fund transit improvements along the corridor.
  — Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2019
• While the amendment does not have a specific program or funding attached to it, passing it could mean the potential introduction of any of these programs in the commonwealth.
  — Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
• Morales, who is black, is also the first woman to be elected as a Portsmouth commonwealth’s attorney, as district attorneys are called in Virginia.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
• Fentanyl is blamed for 52% of that total, propelling our commonwealth to a No. 5 national ranking for overdose deaths that year.
  — courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Harris has similarly focused on Pennsylvania, holding five events in the commonwealth.
  — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
• In 1870, the commonwealth could claim to be the rail capital of the world.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• The first Jewish commonwealth dates back 3,000 years to the time of King David.
  — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
• School is less than a week away for many kids across the commonwealth.
  — Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2022
• The commonwealth and the country are grappling with the abrupt change in the landscape.
  — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
• Britain’s queen is the head of state of Australia, a British commonwealth.
  — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
• The overlay map shows Louisville as a city of note and shows one vault in the commonwealth in the area of Frankfort.
  — Liz Kellar, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
• The commonwealth was one of two states, along with California, to land two spots in the top 10.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2021
• The same questions were asked 12 years ago in the commonwealth, during McAuliffe’s first of three bids for the top gig in Virginia.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2021
• The region with the highest rate of killings is the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2021
• The new law marks a sharp policy shift for the commonwealth, where Democrats won control of the state House and Senate a year ago for the first time in decades.
  — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
• The Cougars are 14-6 this season, but only three of their losses have come to teams within the commonwealth.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2023
• And in the weeks and months to follow, Charles will assume his role at the head of a commonwealth that is fast fading in relevance.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• Charles also holds the role of head of state in Australia due to its position as a commonwealth realm.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• Forty-eight delegates are at stake in the commonwealth.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Other countries that celebrate it are part of the commonwealth — that is, the nations that used to be British colonies.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 28 Nov. 2022
• There’s a place in the Kentucky Wildlands, though, where Harless swears the elk are more active than anywhere else in the commonwealth.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
• The problem goes way beyond the commonwealth of Virginia.
  — WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
• What about a second victory against the other ACC school in the commonwealth?
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
• The visits have raised questions about the monarchy’s place in the commonwealth and about whether royal tours still make sense or should be reimagined.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
• That's when the commonwealth became the sixth state to allow Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
• According to a Marist poll from this month, Biden has 68% of support from black voters in the commonwealth, compared to 23% from Trump.
  — Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 June 2024
• Adams cast his ballot in-person at Louisville Marriott East on Oct. 13, the first day of early voting in the commonwealth.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024