imperialist

Example Sentences

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In Nuuk on Friday, after visiting with local leaders at a government office on the main boulevard of Greenland’s capital, Frederiksen embraced locals fearful of an imperialist United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

History shows, if anything, that imperialist ventures in Latin America don’t always pay off.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The Monroe doctrine acquired its imperialist character around 1900 under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Now, it's important to distinguish his belief that "to the victor belongs the spoils" in the imperialist context from a "spoils system" in the domestic context, which he also believes in.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

Vietnam War-era denunciations of the Pilgrims as imperialist or racist simply replicated the error in a new form.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann