fundamentalist

Example Sentences

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The series followed the giant family, highlighting their Christian fundamentalist lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Despite his fundamentalist beliefs, Khamenei was a nimble politician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

An adherent of Wahhabism, a conservative and fundamentalist interpretation of Sunni Islam, he hopes to rally a population exhausted by over a decade of conflict.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

In recent years, as memories of Islamic fundamentalist terror have faded and cultural wars have focused more often on anti-Black racism and anti-immigrant sentiment, Islamophobic language has been less politically dominant, driven underground.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

Many of the orphans went to live in fundamentalist madrasas.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai