Example sentences for: allegiance

How can you use “allegiance” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra.

  • Historically rare, charismatic figures, like Jesus or Mohammed, founded new faiths or, like Napoleon, won the unswerving allegiance of soldiers and citizens through military victory.

  • The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido, “the way of the warrior”: loyalty to one’s master, defense of one’s status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations.

  • yard-fowl a political sycophant or one who gives allegiance to the political party in power with a view to any pickings that he or she might receive.

  • The next year, a large group of Scottish churchmen and nobles signed the National Covenant, a declaration condemning the new liturgy and pledging allegiance to the Presbyterian faith.


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