Below you will find example sentences with "close ally". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Close Ally in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: ally
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27 words

Words in this phrase

close ally

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • close can mean: To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. Common word
  • ally can mean: To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or t... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

63 a close ally of former 1× a particularly close ally in his 1× and a close ally of vladimir 1× as a close ally of president 1× backstabber and close ally of toranaga 1× be a close ally of the 1× been a close ally in almost 1× belarus a close ally of russia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a deal brokered 1× akbari was a 1× alibaba group named 1× but petrosyan said 1× but the former 1× despite the regional 1×

Common sentence endings:

1997 to 2005 1× a disputed election 1× against him dropped 1× ally of russia 1× ally of toranaga 1× amid fierce competition 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

president 5× putin 5× former 4× known 3× minister 3× war 3× ukraine 3× prigozhin 2× years 2× belarus 2× secretary 2× iran 2×

Related phrases

rog ally close contact ally financial close relatives close ties close friendship

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around ally:

rog ally 12× ally financial 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

clone wars clock tower clock speeds cllr ian clippers forward clinton foundation

Just after it in the phrase index:

close contact close friendship close relatives close ties closed doors closed session

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

close contact close relatives close ties close friendship

Same ending:

rog ally

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "close ally" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 63 a close ally of former, a particularly close ally in his, president, putin and former stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with rog ally, close contact, ally financial, rog ally and ally financial, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with close ally

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Paxton is a hardline conservative and close ally of Donald Trump. (11 words)

But the former culture secretary and close ally of has yet to formally stand down. (15 words)

His character is described by FX as "a notorious backstabber and close ally of Toranaga". (15 words)

Longer example sentences

A deal brokered by Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who is a close ally of Putin and a man Prigozhin has known for 20 years, sees the Wagner chief given safe passage to Belarus and all charges against him dropped. (39 words)

Alibaba Group named Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai to be its chairman, putting the close ally of fellow co-founder Jack Ma atop the Chinese e-commerce giant as it seeks a revival from sluggish growth amid fierce competition. (39 words)

Patriarch Kirill is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and has strongly backed the war in Ukraine, in which tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions more driven from their homes. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

But Petrosyan said he believed Turkey, a close ally of Azerbaijan with which it shares close linguistic and cultural ties, was ultimately behind the defeat of the Armenian state in Karabakh.

A deal brokered by Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who is a close ally of Putin and a man Prigozhin has known for 20 years, sees the Wagner chief given safe passage to Belarus and all charges against him dropped.

Akbari was a close ally of Ali Shamkhani, now the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who was defense minister from 1997 to 2005.

Alibaba Group named Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai to be its chairman, putting the close ally of fellow co-founder Jack Ma atop the Chinese e-commerce giant as it seeks a revival from sluggish growth amid fierce competition.

And in those long years, Japan has always been a close ally in almost every facet of international relations, especially in the areas of trade and economy,” Romualdez said.

But the former culture secretary and close ally of has yet to formally stand down.

Despite the regional body’s observation, Ramaphosa who is known as a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulated his counterpart for winning a disputed election.

His character is described by FX as "a notorious backstabber and close ally of Toranaga".

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In a speech at the show’s opening day, Putin’s close ally Nikolai Patrushev, head of the national security council, amplified the idea.

Ishaq Dar is the current finance minister and is considered to be a close ally of the former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.

Magashule, 63, a close ally of former leader, Jacob Zuma, was kicked out of the ANC this year over corruption allegations.

Making his public debut in a media conference, the close ally of President Xi Jinping saidwill take measures to boost jobs and urged officials at all levels to “make friends” with entrepreneurs.

Medvedev - a close ally of Putin and a bellicose blogger on the war in Ukraine - had known him since they were graduate students at St Petersburg State University, say reports.

Patriarch Kirill is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and has strongly backed the war in Ukraine, in which tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions more driven from their homes.

Paxton is a hardline conservative and close ally of Donald Trump.

Tensions have simmered along the Lebanese border as Israel appears to have ratcheted up its shadow war against Iranian-linked targets in Syria, another close ally of Iran, Israel’s biggest enemy in the region.

The former Russian president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, warned Seoul that Moscow would provide with cutting-edge weapons if South Korea decided to arm Ukraine.

The Kremlin did not confirm Mr Prigozhin’s whereabouts but said he would be moved to Belarus, a close ally of Russia.

The team around him will be crucial, with the impressive Kevin Sinfield a particularly close ally in his role as defence coach and spiritual leader.

Tory peer Lord Greenhalgh, a close ally of Johnson, told Times Radio the probe "should not go ahead" if there's no "fairness", accusing it of being a “witchhunt”.

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