How to Use the Commonwealth in a Sentence

the Commonwealth

noun
  • In fact, the bracket may boast the three top teams in the Commonwealth.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
  • But for those in the Commonwealth who could spend time off the road, the rewards were real.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Fare-free buses across the Commonwealth.
    — Senator Ed Markey, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The judge said the Commonwealth will still have to prove Cox’s intent to the jury.
    — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Just means the Commonwealth didn't prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 June 2025
  • But in this trial, a strategic decision was made by the Commonwealth to not put them on the stand at all.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
  • The king is the head of state in Canada, a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • The king is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
  • Or Maggie could go find her friends at Alexandria or the Commonwealth.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The speakeasy is hidden behind the back wall in the Commonwealth, underneath the stairs.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
  • If all goes off as planned, the winner of the Commonwealth Prize will be announced in June.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Will the last American leaving the Commonwealth please turn out the lights?
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
  • And [Meghan] also seemed to be very committed to the Commonwealth.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Virginians across the Commonwealth are being sent home without pay.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The court ruled that those don’t even belong to Lehrer, but the Commonwealth of Dominica.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • That opened the door for a different team from the Commonwealth – James Madison – to make the field.
    — Erick Smith, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The Democrats claim the federal government has no right to come in and re-impose law and order in the Commonwealth.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Yet, the Commonwealth still lost 1,984 people to overdoses last year.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
  • This is one of the most significant economic engines in the Commonwealth.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
  • This proposal goes further than anything the Commonwealth or any state has ever attempted.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Sara Rosenbaum receives funding from the Commonwealth Fund.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The site is at the Commonwealth development in Plaza Midwood.
    — Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Now the Commonwealth should follow Britain through it, not remove itself from this inspiring story.
    — Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
  • What would happen if the Commonwealth suddenly had to survive on 10 percent less money?
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The Boston No Kings event was one of thousands across the country and hundreds across the Commonwealth.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But what about the main questline, secondary quests, factions, and the Commonwealth as another giant map to explore and conquer?
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The question now is whether the Commonwealth can build a functioning legal industry around that decision.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Most of the wealth in the Commonwealth is concentrated in Northern Virginia.
    — Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Both fall under the umbrella of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office.
    — David Wade, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Beshear rolled out an early look at his proposal during the first week of the session in his annual State of the Commonwealth address.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Jan. 2026

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