imperialist

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

America’s territories have long been a paradox for a country that got its start by fighting off an imperialist foreign ruler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Risk and desperation give the book the fresh edge of a thriller while maintaining its larger focus as an entwined story of family and imperialist history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

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

Yet a third theory is that the Zapotec of Monte Alban—not the Olmec of La Venta—consolidated to form North America’s first imperialist power, an aggressive state that subjugated dozens of other villages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann