the country

noun

: the people who live in a country

The whole country was stunned by the news.

The President has the support of most of the country.

: land that is away from big towns and cities : countryside

She lives out in the country.

They prefer the country to the city.

Examples of the country in a Sentence

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The Cardinals are eighth in the country in yards per play (6.9). —

Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, the Utes defense is first in the country with a 23.8% third-down conversion rate allowed. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 In April, Burgum helped organize a fundraising dinner for Trump with some of the wealthiest oil executives in the country. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024 The department’s Office of Civil Rights opened an investigation into Owasso Public Schools in March following a complaint from the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization. —

Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the country