ally
verb (used with object)
to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with orto ).
are allying
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present progressiveof ally.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Parties are allying themselves with values that do not represent me,” Espinoza said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Meanwhile, the Syrian Kurds are allying with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia to protect themselves from the Turks.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2019
Now is the time to take a close look at what is happening there and with whom we are allying ourselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The French people are allying "the Majesty of the Sovereign with the Majesty of the Nation."
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
Meanwhile people are fearing greater disturbances; the magistrates are conniving, for the local priests are in ill repute, and it is being reported that the artisans are allying themselves with the student-body.
From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore) Dau
