How to Use protectorate in a Sentence

protectorate

noun

• The British went on to claim regions of the coast and declare them as protectorates.
  — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
• Nearly half of the countries in Africa were at one time French colonies or protectorates.
  — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Wharton visited the French protectorate to write a book that would appeal to tourists.
  — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
• Basutoland, now Lesotho, at that time a British protectorate.
  — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
• This tiny Dutch protectorate in the Leeward Islands hosts no cruise ships.
  — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
• At the time, Tunisia was a French protectorate with a thriving economy.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
• There were the vendors with their pyramids of baguettes (like coffee, residue from the country’s years as a French protectorate).
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2018
• But Macron said France wouldn't impose sanctions on anyone in its former protectorate — for now.
  — Angela Charlton, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
• In accordance with the rules of the protectorate, Mohammed was obliged to affix his signature on them.
  — Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• Climate and soil conditions differ in each region, and each protectorate has its own indigenous crops.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
• This article has been updated to delete the reference to his remarks about the protectorate.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
• In the era just before she was born, Egypt was no longer a protectorate of Britain, but British influence was still high.
  — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
• The problem is, is what NATO has turned into is a protectorate.
  — Fox News, 12 July 2018
• Before then, Qatar had been a British protectorate mostly known for pearl diving, fishing, and a Bedouin way of life.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022
• This simple tableau captures the shifting fortunes of the tiny Dutch protectorate that gained its independence just seven years ago.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• Gaza became an Egyptian protectorate, and the West Bank was annexed by Jordan.
  — Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
• Lebanon, a former French protectorate, is mired in the country's worst economic crisis in its modern history.
  — NBC News, 26 Sep. 2020
• Lebanon is a former French protectorate and the countries retain close political and economic ties.
  — Fox News, 6 Aug. 2020
• The Crimean Khanate became a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire, where the two groups frequently engaged in trade.
  — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Full independence came in 1970, freeing Tonga from its era as a British protectorate.
  — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
• And, Isaac, a lot of people have been speaking about Israel becoming an American protectorate.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
• This misunderstands the nature of modern protectorates, such as Palau or the Marshall Islands.
  — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
• The al-Thani family was in charge of parts of Qatar since the 1800s and increased its power while the area was a British protectorate.
  — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• The United Nations is too often a protectorate for dictators—see its failure to do much against Russia’s war on Ukraine.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• France controlled Morocco as a protectorate for more than four decades until the country’s independence in 1956.
  — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
• The countries have close ties since Morocco was a French protectorate until 1956 and three of its players, as well as its coach, were born in France.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2022
• Macron, who went to Beirut twice since the explosion at the port, has led international efforts to try to help the former French protectorate by providing emergency aid.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• In the United States dengue is found only in Puerto Rico and a few other offshore territories and protectorates.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2019
• The American tax payer, the American deplorables have been expected now for decades to act as a protector for these protectorates in Europe.
  — Fox News, 12 July 2018
• King Norodom moved the capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh when Cambodia became a French protectorate.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025