loyalty
noun
loy·al·ty
ˈlȯi(-ə)l-tē 
plural loyalties
: the quality or state or an instance of being loyal
the loyalty of the team's fans
Examples of loyalty in a Sentence
the loyalty of the team's fans
there was no denying that dog's loyalty to his master
Recent Examples on the Web
Strong connections drive loyalty, turning readers into advocates.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The sitting President, elected on an explicit platform of revenge against his political enemies, entered office by instituting loyalty tests, banning words, purging civil servants, and installing an F.B.I. director who made his name promising to punish his boss’s critics.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
My distrust of Trump is anchored in his track record of personally courting white supremacists and neo-Nazis, spreading conspiracy theories featuring antisemitic tropes, and insinuating that Jewish-Americans have dual loyalty.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Pro-climate actions have been found to improve employee and customer loyalty.
—Ethan I. Thorpe, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The sitting President, elected on an explicit platform of revenge against his political enemies, entered office by instituting loyalty tests, banning words, purging civil servants, and installing an F.B.I. director who made his name promising to punish his boss’s critics.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
My distrust of Trump is anchored in his track record of personally courting white supremacists and neo-Nazis, spreading conspiracy theories featuring antisemitic tropes, and insinuating that Jewish-Americans have dual loyalty.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Pro-climate actions have been found to improve employee and customer loyalty.
—Ethan I. Thorpe, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loyalty
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“Loyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalty. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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