jingoism

Example Sentences

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Without resorting to jingoism or over-sentimentality, he began to write with increasing tenderness about his native country—its climate, its countryside, its particular temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The fear is patriotism will veer into jingoism in the galleries.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

I recommend reading the graphic novel series Three, which tells the story of Helot liberation and is a welcome corrective to the jingoism of 300.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024

Despite the rhetoric, the party’s message is less jingoism than it is a call to strengthen China’s defenses, said John Delury, professor of Chinese studies at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2020

Patriotism and jingoism, altruism and imperialism, passion and sentimentalism shook the temper which had been slowly stiffening since the Civil War.

From Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) by Doren, Carl Van