How to Use commonwealth in a Sentence

commonwealth

noun

• But what that will mean for the commonwealth moving forward is another question.
  — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2018
• The outcome: a headless Charles, and a kingless commonwealth.
  — Patt Morrison, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
• Waight Keller didn’t specify if that included the veil, which was 16 feet long and embroidered with flora of commonwealth countries.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 21 May 2018
• Rich and Poor Executive pay has turned into a sensitive topic for the U.S. commonwealth.
  — Fortune, 12 July 2018
• The commonwealth of Massachusetts has once again signaled the imminent arrival of one-stop shopping for consumers who want to know the price of a common medical test or procedure.
  — Tom Delbanco, STAT, 9 May 2018
• In addition to creating the dress, Keller designed a trailing veil that included a flower from each of the 53 countries in the commonwealth embroidered at the hem.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2018
• In 1870, the commonwealth could claim to be the rail capital of the world.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• The first Jewish commonwealth dates back 3,000 years to the time of King David.
  — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
• School is less than a week away for many kids across the commonwealth.
  — Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2022
• The commonwealth and the country are grappling with the abrupt change in the landscape.
  — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
• Britain’s queen is the head of state of Australia, a British commonwealth.
  — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
• The overlay map shows Louisville as a city of note and shows one vault in the commonwealth in the area of Frankfort.
  — Liz Kellar, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
• The commonwealth was one of two states, along with California, to land two spots in the top 10.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2021
• The same questions were asked 12 years ago in the commonwealth, during McAuliffe’s first of three bids for the top gig in Virginia.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2021
• The region with the highest rate of killings is the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2021
• The first asked whether the island should keep its commonwealth status.
  — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 24 Sep. 2018
• The average age of a farmer in the commonwealth is 59, according to the Census.
  — Meghan Ottolini, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• The new law marks a sharp policy shift for the commonwealth, where Democrats won control of the state House and Senate a year ago for the first time in decades.
  — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
• The Cougars are 14-6 this season, but only three of their losses have come to teams within the commonwealth.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2023
• And in the weeks and months to follow, Charles will assume his role at the head of a commonwealth that is fast fading in relevance.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• Charles also holds the role of head of state in Australia due to its position as a commonwealth realm.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• Forty-eight delegates are at stake in the commonwealth.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Other countries that celebrate it are part of the commonwealth — that is, the nations that used to be British colonies.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 28 Nov. 2022
• There’s a place in the Kentucky Wildlands, though, where Harless swears the elk are more active than anywhere else in the commonwealth.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
• The problem goes way beyond the commonwealth of Virginia.
  — WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
• What about a second victory against the other ACC school in the commonwealth?
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
• The visits have raised questions about the monarchy’s place in the commonwealth and about whether royal tours still make sense or should be reimagined.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
• That's when the commonwealth became the sixth state to allow Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
• Over the last few decades, there has been a boom in energy resources extraction there, creating jobs and giving a boost to the commonwealth’s economy.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
• The first lottery, slated for Nov. 25, will determine the winners for nine out of the commonwealth's 11 dispensary licensing regions.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024