How to Use the Commonwealth in a Sentence

the Commonwealth

noun
Definition of the Commonwealthnext
  • But for those in the Commonwealth who could spend time off the road, the rewards were real.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Tonight, the Commonwealth of Virginia made its voice heard.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The speakeasy is hidden behind the back wall in the Commonwealth, underneath the stairs.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The court ruled that those don’t even belong to Lehrer, but the Commonwealth of Dominica.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • Virginia has beaten Virginia Tech once in the past 19 meetings for the Commonwealth Cup.
    — Gene Wang, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Because ship strikes are one of the greatest threats to the whales, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts limits boat speeds to 10 knots on the coast and in the bay during right whale season.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Most of the wealth in the Commonwealth is concentrated in Northern Virginia.
    — Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Yet, the Commonwealth still lost 1,984 people to overdoses last year.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Prizes that go unclaimed become part of the net profit that the Lottery returns to the Commonwealth for distribution to all 351 cities and towns.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • There are more than 170 farmers markets in the Commonwealth, according to LouisvilleKY.gov.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
  • To date, the Department of Education has awarded 13 lab school planning grants across the Commonwealth.
    — Glenn Youngkin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The king’s absence from undertaking any visits to any of the Commonwealth realms since his accession had raised eyebrows.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • This group will appear alongside the Virtual Choir, which will further include other singers from across the Commonwealth.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Seven in 10 Black Americans say they’ve been treated unfairly by health care providers, a survey from the Commonwealth Fund found.
    — Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
  • The indictments against Taylor, 26, were announced Monday in a press release from the office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • There were also around 50 High Commissioners from across the Commonwealth.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The streamer will release the movie to subscribers worldwide, excluding Poland and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Also during the trip, Prince William will take part in dragon boating, a popular local sport that unites both locals and expats from across the Commonwealth.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The United States has one of the most inefficient health care systems among high-income countries, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
    — Maya Goldman, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of getting to return to the Commonwealth with the traveling companion who had become so much more to her, Sister Isabelle was killed.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Harvard is a creature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Also in 2022, Archibald collided with a vehicle and missed the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
  • Throughout Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign, the Commonwealth grew from just seven nations to 54 members.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The royal regularly reaches for the pieces, including wearing the earrings at the Commonwealth Day service in 2023.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • Meanwhile, thanks to British laws that are still enforced in former colonies, gay people in at least 29 countries of the Commonwealth continue to live in fear of imprisonment, sometimes death.
    — Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • Advocates are also pushing the Department of Public Health to demand more humane heat standards in every prison and jail in the Commonwealth.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The picturesque neighborhood, inspired by Paris, is also home to a pair of limestone mansions dubbed the Commonwealth Sisters that stand out among the area’s traditional red-brick facades.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
  • Even if the Tax Court had bought Commonwealth's argument that its small expenses charges was the real insurance, then the Commonwealth's case still died stillborn since those charges were not at least 50% of gross receipts.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Uchi’s Charlotte location will be located in the Plaza Midwood area as part of the Commonwealth development.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
  • His five-day visit along with Queen Camilla, his first to an overseas realm as monarch and his first major foreign trip since his cancer diagnosis, comes as the Commonwealth country debates severing ties with the British monarchy.
    — Peter Guo, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024

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