militarist

Example Sentences

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Germany reconciled with France long before it expressed remorse for its militarist past.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

He writes, for example, that, “like Spartans, Wehrmacht soldiers were effused with militarist doctrine, chronically short of men, brilliantly led on the battlefield — and often deployed for imbecilic strategic ends.”

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2017

The Soviet leadership considered Reagan an implacable militarist.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 24, 2017

Her passion drove the set as she paired literal head bangs with her gyrating moves, alternating between furious bursts of dance and controlled, militarist actions such as saluting and marching.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2016

And the militarist can never be sure at what point these other activities—I do not say merely external relationships—may upset his calculations.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.