How to Use nationalistic in a Sentence

nationalistic

adjective

• The dark side of this can be seen in the rise of the right-wing nationalistic AfD, a party that discards the shame and guilt of the war.
  — Madhvi Ramani, The Week, 2 June 2021
• When Xi first took the helm in 2012, few saw him as becoming the supreme leader of today’s brash, nationalistic China.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
• Chasing the dream, the money, the nationalistic pride had served as an invaluable carrot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
• Global Times, a nationalistic newspaper of the Communist Party, seized on the comments to declare that the plot had been foiled.
  — Edward Wong, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• Since its first sighting, it has been printed onto t-shirts, posters and cars across Russia as a nationalistic pro-war emblem.
  — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2022
• Of course, there are also a few nationalistic touches, too.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2023
• The long arm of the Chinese state does indeed pose serious threats to academic freedom, but the main risk is not from nationalistic students.
  — Yangyang Cheng, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
• Let countries, like El Salvador, take over; China is concerned with the success of its own nationalistic project.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 21 June 2021
• In my experience, the Chinese students of twenty-five years ago were much more nationalistic, and much less aware, than the students of today.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• At the time, Israel said that Poland’s nationalistic government was also trying to control the curriculum of the trips.
  — Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
• The rhetoric was nationalistic and religious, with some speakers proclaiming the United States to be a Christian nation at its root.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
• Now that government has collapsed, opening the door for Netanyahu to sweep back into power on a nationalistic right-wing slate.
  — Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 22 June 2022
• Paul and Hugh haven’t spoken in years, as Paul’s increasingly bullish nationalistic beliefs became too much for Hugh to bear.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Jan. 2022
• But even without the shadow of Mussolini, Meloni’s nationalistic view would be cause for alarm.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• In its second turn as Olympics host, however, China is more inward looking and more nationalistic than the country of 2008.
  — Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2022
• Peng is not an activist; before her long post about Zhang, many of her Weibo postings featured nationalistic emojis and flags.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2021
• The reasons are layered, linked to the nationalistic, war-time mind-set that has gripped much of the country as well as an unprecedented government campaign to stifle critiques of the conflict.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
• Officials have called on them to add nationalistic themes.
  — Fox News, 3 Sep. 2021
• The English-language Global Times, aimed at foreign readers, is known for its nationalistic tone.
  — Joe McDonald, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• But the deal still faces long odds given the need for approval from governments that are now approaching the semiconductor business with a more nationalistic bent.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 28 June 2021
• But – at least for the short term – the disaster has palpably shifted the mood to one of solidarity in this deeply nationalistic country of 85 million.
  — Fariba Nawa, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
• No longer can the West simply sweep nationalistic sentiments under the rug or wish such nods toward revanchism away.
  — Casey Michel, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
• The uncomfortable reality is that the Iraq War emerged in large part out of the nationalistic fervor and desire for retribution that gripped the United States in the wake of the epochal shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• Even if the balloons were surveilling the country, such an operation does not present the kind of immediate risks to Americans that should prompt an all-out whip-up of nationalistic fervor.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 6 Feb. 2023
• Meng's return inspired a swell of nationalistic pride in China, but the aftermath of her release did not sit as easily with Canada.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
• The Modi government is highly nationalistic and is keen to convey strong messages to its rivals.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023
• Putin’s weakened grip was not lost on even the most hawkish and nationalistic Chinese scholars and commentators.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 25 June 2023
• Trade statistics show the effectiveness of the nationalistic policies being implemented in the U.S. and around the world.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
• Over the past few years, Anta has leaned into its Chinese roots to contrast itself with Western brands and to meet the demands of an increasingly nationalistic consumer base.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2021
• There is no time for sporadic, siloed, and nationalistic approaches.
  — Prabal Gurung, Time, 16 June 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024