reactionary

Example Sentences

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That’s not because he was a right-winger; Clint Eastwood, still as reactionary as ever, retains the respect of his more liberal peers for his consistently high-quality output.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

"The Grammys are more reactionary than anything else," said Kehrer.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

"It's incompetence, it's reactionary," says Marcus Carter, professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Sydney.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

It might be granted that a reactionary is not a conservative’s identical twin — but he is a sibling living under the same roof.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Such boldness had to be handled properly; he might be able to do something with the factory workers which would make Myma look like a reactionary in the field of social action.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole