patriotic
Example Sentences
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“Or perhaps not a parade. Perhaps we could just use your likeness on some promotional materials. Show the greater Washington area what a patriotic girl we have on our staff.”
From Literature
In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".
From Barron's
The book’s narrative progresses chronologically, year by year, starting from 1939, when war was declared, on Sept. 3, with none of the patriotic fervor that had greeted World War I in 1914.
It calls on all Chinese citizens to promote a patriotic spirit and protect the dignity of state symbols such as the national flag.
Support for the president and his policy didn’t get a patriotic boost when the shooting started.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
