The Russian alliance had given France one definite European ally, and the cordiality with Italy, a member of the Triple Alliance, cleared the situation in the Mediterranean and on the frontier of the Alps.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
She was a capable, strong-willed woman, and had constituted herself the ally of the unfortunate man who had brought discredit on her by permitting himself to be shamefully driven from the field.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
Remember, Ted, that cheerfulness is our most important ally.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford