the Allies

plural noun

: the nations that fought together against Germany in World War I or World War II
fought with the Allies in World War II

Examples of the Allies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And there were many military partnerships in the years that followed, most extensively during World War II, when the Allies fought Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan on battlefields across the planet under the banner of the United Nations, which led to the birth of the world body. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024 For two years until the liberation of Belgium by the Allies, Mrs. Reiling and her mother lived in constant fear of detection and possible execution. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024 By episode three, the Allies are approaching Paris, which is in chaos. Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 This was the primary strategy the Allies employed against the Axis powers in World War II. Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for the Allies 

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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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