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
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During the Second World War, millions of women flooded into the workforce to produce materials the Allies needed for the war effort.
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily and marking a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The world would look dramatically different without the Allies’ victories in the two World Wars, the stable worldwide economic system and NATO’s and the U.N.’s keeping the world relatively peaceful.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
Did defeating the Nazis spur the Allies to a golden age of justice or rid the world of fascism?
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily and marking a major turning point in World War II.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The world would look dramatically different without the Allies’ victories in the two World Wars, the stable worldwide economic system and NATO’s and the U.N.’s keeping the world relatively peaceful.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
Did defeating the Nazis spur the Allies to a golden age of justice or rid the world of fascism?
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
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 25 Jul. 2025.
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