1
: unswerving in allegiance: such as
a
: faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or government
were loyal to the king
b
: faithful to a private person to whom faithfulness is due
a loyal husband
c
: faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product
a loyal churchgoer
loyal to the party of their forebears—
Dennis Farney
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: showing loyalty
a loyal friend
3
obsolete
: lawful, legitimate
Examples of loyal in a Sentence
The team has many loyal fans.
She has provided the company with many years of loyal service.
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—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite this, its loyal fan base continued to grow, waiting for the day that the original SNK fighting game — which, to some, was a true successor to the roots of Street Fighter — would return.
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The controversy alienated even our party’s most loyal supporters who felt that party bosses, not Democratic primary voters, were deciding which candidate would emerge in the general election as the Democratic nominee.
—Ken Martin, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite this, its loyal fan base continued to grow, waiting for the day that the original SNK fighting game — which, to some, was a true successor to the roots of Street Fighter — would return.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
The controversy alienated even our party’s most loyal supporters who felt that party bosses, not Democratic primary voters, were deciding which candidate would emerge in the general election as the Democratic nominee.
—Ken Martin, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Valladolid’s supporters have remained loyal to their team through the ups and downs.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Loyal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyal. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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