nationalist

Example Sentences

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Reading Mr. Perl-Rosenthal makes one long for a time when nationalist platitudes and uncritical patriotism were suspect—and when the Fourth of July was both a celebration and a challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It was pushed down to third place behind the reformist People's Party, and eclipsed by the conservative Bhumjaithai party, which benefitted from a surge of nationalist sentiment after the border war with Cambodia.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Natalia Kravtsova's son, Artem, a fighter with Ukraine's nationalist Azov brigade, was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

They worry Iranians are growing tired of the conflict after an initial nationalist uptick.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I have searched for answers in nationalist myth, in classrooms, out on the streets, and on other continents.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates