patriotic
Example Sentences
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George Washington’s vision of the American West fueled his patriotic fervor in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
This doctrine sounds like a made-up phrase created for a patriotic first-person-shooter video game.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Sunak’s essay pairs hawkish foreign policy analysis with patriotic nostalgia for how the Royal Navy used to maintain Britain’s position as a “global hegemon.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
So when a lucrative commission comes to Y, inviting him to compose a patriotic anthem for the “victory generation,” you already know what his answer is.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
I stiffened at the word patriotic, still on edge from that message left on my jable.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Star-Spangled Vocabulary: Patriotic Words
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