Example sentences for: patriotism

How can you use “patriotism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The LAT for instance, tells its readers that, "awash in fireworks and fired-up patriotism, China celebrates the end of 156 years of 'national disgrace,' regaining a tiny patch of land ceded after a humiliating war and eyed enviously for a century," while the NYT can't keep to itself about the police band members at the ceremonies in their "snow white tunics" and the attendance there "of representatives of each of the territory's services, from the Correctional Services Department to the Auxiliary Medical Service."

  • The expression was used to reflect a nationalistic ideology during the 1920s and 1930s in the United States that in effect reduced regional differences among the various Mexican communities throughout the United States The Mexico Lindo sentiment expressed a patriotism and a love of homeland and anything Mexican.

  • His assimilation, like that of many Czechoslovakian Jews between the wars, seems to have been motivated by a combination of fear, ambition, and patriotism.

  • Those who have actually answered telephone calls from users can tell you that if patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, then the manual is the last refuge of the computer user.

  • Pundits variously said Quayle's withdrawal revealed: 1) moderates' control of the GOP; 2) the influence of money over presidential politics; and 3) Quayle's lingering reputation "as a lightweight" ( New York Times ). McCain framed himself as the candidate of patriotism and integrity, promising to reform campaign finance and strengthen national defense.


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