How to Use patriotic in a Sentence

patriotic

adjective

• A patriotic fervor swept the country.
• That’s called a patriot—a patriotic tax would be nothing that we should be scorned about.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 July 2022
• Check out these patriotic quotes that will gear you up to celebrate the Fourth of July!
  — Ashley Leath, Country Living, 11 July 2022
• The color palette is also patriotic, with blue and red hues running throughout, and these play to the heritage of the building and place.
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 25 July 2022
• There was one priest who kept up patriotic, pro-war propaganda, but otherwise indifference was the norm.
  — Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
• Pragmatic as well as patriotic motives fueled Walt’s eventual wartime zeal.
  — Marilyn Chase, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022
• The furniture was puffed and velvet, and the walls were painted a patriotic red.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Oct. 2023
• Prince William asked the youngster about the patriotic aerial display in a video shared by the outlet.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
• Simply paint your base, stick 'em on, and show off your patriotic tips!
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 13 May 2023
• Case in point: the best Presidents’ Day sales have kicked in just in time for some patriotic shopping.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
• This version looks very much like Arthur Fleck in patriotic face paint.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
• At the heart of their slow and often frustrating work is a quest for justice and a sense of patriotic duty.
  — Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2022
• The Princess of Wales has kept to a patriotic color palette in all her engagements over the past week, sticking to the red, white, and blue of the Union Jack flag for all her outings.
  — Town & Country, 10 May 2023
• The program gives veterans in need a gift card, gift bag, patriotic wreath and Christmas tree.
  — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023
• And as the funerals and memorials wrapped their somber arms around the victims, some turned to patriotic cries in support.
  — Kevin McDonnell, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
• If the weather sours, gather indoors for a patriotic craft or pop the popcorn and indulge in a great summer movie.
  — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 11 May 2023
• Cut some of the strawberries into star shapes for even more patriotic flair.
  — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
• The Navy has patriotic leaders, dedicated commanders, and the best damn sailors in the world.
  — Jim Talent, National Review, 6 Jan. 2024
• And in 2001, people from around the world visited the tree, decorated in patriotic red, white and blue.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
• Whimsical White Wanting to be patriotic, but not a fan of red?
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• The patriotic hues throughout this bedroom's bedding and rugs pay homage to country living and brighten all the white.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Lipstick red details and clean white pieces add some patriotic detailing to the look.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
• Among them was Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, known for playing the lead in movies with a patriotic theme.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
• When Russian troops and tanks invaded Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to serve in the army in a surge of patriotic fervor.
  — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• In a nod to the party’s patriotic underpinnings, the raving paused at one point for a blast of Ukraine’s national anthem.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2022
• Cheers can be heard as the group is introduced as a patriotic and non-political group.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
• Use the White House platform to amplify the working-class, patriotic culture of your new voters.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 May 2024
• Hendrix, Ell's adorable Pomeranian, also joined in the fun and can be seen playing with a patriotic necklace in one image.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2022
• The Princess of Wales, 41, had a patriotic parade of red, white and blue looks for her official outings of coronation week, and her kids adorably continue the tribute.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
• By the end of the Second World War, makeup had become wholesome, even patriotic, albeit decidedly feminine.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024