loyal

loyal
01. The people remained [loyal] to the King, and refused to fight against him.
02. Why should I be [loyal] to a company that pays me the lowest wage possible?
03. Carolyn remained [loyal] to her husband even after he cheated on her, and she refused to consider a divorce.
04. Kirsten has always been a [loyal] friend, and would never do anything to hurt me.
05. During the American revolution, many of those people who stayed [loyal] to England fled to Canada, which was still under British rule.
06. With public support for the party at an all-time low, even those who had been most [loyal] to their leader are now suggesting he should be replaced before the next election.
07. I prefer dogs to cats because dogs are much more [loyal] to their owners than cats. Cats don't seem to care too much about their owners, as long as they are fed.
08. The use of force occurs more frequently in societies where [loyalty] to the state is fragile.
09. Hillary Clinton stood [loyally] behind her husband, President Bill Clinton, during his worst scandal.
10. The Queen rewarded the people for their [loyalty] by reducing their taxes.
11. James Madison once said that equal laws protecting equal rights are the best guarantee of [loyalty] and love of country.
12. There is an Irish proverb which states that the best way to keep [loyalty] in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.
13. Coyotes are extremely [loyal] to their mates, and have been known to stay with a trapped mate until death.
14. One of the most important values in Iraqi society is family [loyalty].
15. Sacrifice and [loyalty] to family are a Vietnamese tradition.
16. In the past, many Nigerians were said to hold more [loyalty] for their ethnic group or place of birth than for their new nation.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • loyal — loyal, ale, aux [ lwajal, o ] adj. • 1407; leial 1080; lat. legalis → légal 1 ♦ Vx ou dr. Conforme à la loi, à ce qui est requis par la loi. ⇒ légal. ♢ Mod. Dr. comm. Qualité loyale et marchande. 2 ♦ (t. de féod., repris fin XVIIIe) Cour. Qui est …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • loyal — loy‧al [ˈlɔɪəl] adjective MARKETING if customers are loyal to a particular product, they continue to buy it and do not change to other products: loyal to • The chain is trying to appeal to customers loyal to other fast food companies. * * * loyal …   Financial and business terms

  • loyal — loyal, ale (lo ial, ia l ; plusieurs disent loiial, ia l ; d après Bèze, au XVIe siècle, il fallait prononcer loi ial, et il condamne ceux qui disaient lo ial) adj. 1°   Qui est de la condition requise par la loi. Marchandise bonne et loyale. Vin …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • loyal — Loyal, Fidus, Fidelis. Homme qui est fort loyal, Cum fide magna vir. Il n a pas grands biens, mais il est loyal, Haud magna cum re, sed fidei plenus. Il est plus loyal qu il n est fin, Plus fidei quam artis, plus veritatis quam disciplinae… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Loyal — may refer to: * The concept of loyalty. * Ben Loyal, a mountain in Sutherland * Some places named Loyal in the United States: **Loyal, Oklahoma **Loyal, Wisconsin **Loyal (town), Wisconsin …   Wikipedia

  • Loyal — Loyal, WI U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1308 Housing Units (2000): 576 Land area (2000): 1.374274 sq. miles (3.559353 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.374274 sq. miles (3.559353 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loyal — Loy al, a. [F. loyal, OF. loial, leial, L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law. See {Legal}, and cf. {Leal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loyal — Loyal, [loya]le. adj. Qui est de la condition requise par la Loy, par l Ordonnance. Marchandise bonne & loyale. vin loyal & marchand. Il se dit aussi des personnes, & alors il sign. Plein d honneur & de probité. C est un homme loyal. c est l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Loyal — steht für: das Eigenschaftswort von Loyalität Loyal (Zeitschrift), das Magazin des Reservistenverbandes der Bundeswehr Loyal (Wisconsin), eine Kleinstadt in den USA Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterschei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • loyal — Adj std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Französische Form von legal, hier in der Bedeutung dem Gesetz entsprechend . Abstraktum: Loyalität.    Ebenso nndl. loyaal, ne. loyal, nfrz. loyal, nschw. lojal, nnorw. lojal. ✎ DF 2 (1942), 45. französisch frz …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Loyal, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 81 Housing Units (2000): 43 Land area (2000): 0.078624 sq. miles (0.203634 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.078624 sq. miles (0.203634 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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