partisanship

Example Sentences

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This matter calls for sober deliberation with a minimum of partisanship and recrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When Kinsky's number went up, it was left to his Spurs' team-mates and even Atletico Madrid's fans, who pushed their passion and partisanship to one side to offer sympathetic applause, to console him.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A wide range of factors influence voting and other political behavior, such as partisanship, political knowledge, identity, concerns about cultural and social change, media consumption, signaling from elites and personal affinity for a given candidate.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

“The audience tells us what they want is less partisanship, less of a focus on extremes and more of a focus on civil, solutions-oriented dialogue,” NBC News President Rebecca Blumenstein said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

There was considerable partisanship among the family as to the desired sex of the next baby.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey