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

Russkaya Obshina is the biggest of a network of nationalist groups in Russia, and the number of raids it has carried out has rapidly increased in the past two years, our investigation found.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The bête noire of that nationalist wing is Russia’s former defense minister and current National Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu, a onetime Putin confidant blamed for mishandling the initial stages of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He described himself on X as a nationalist running as a Republican.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I was first and foremost an African nationalist fighting for our emancipation from minority rule and the right to control our own destiny.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela