isolationism
Example Sentences
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Cato’s foreign policy ideas tended toward isolationism, even at the height of the Cold War, which made it largely irrelevant in those debates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
But as he wrote about the forces at play, such as AI, climate change, and isolationism, “it became clear that they might actually generate instability rather than stability.”
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
After the World War One, the US left Europe and returned to isolationism.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
In 2026, the men’s World Cup, which the United States will co-host with Mexico and Canada, will further ratify the end of America’s sporting isolationism.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
Her letter failed because she couldn’t conceive of the profundity of your problem—she couldn’t fathom the pressures brought to bear upon you because of environment, intellectual frustration and a growing tendency toward isolationism.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
