imperialist

Example Sentences

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History shows, if anything, that imperialist ventures in Latin America don’t always pay off.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

It is the last missing tomb of known descendants of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, a time when the empire’s imperialist tendencies flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2025

Now, it's important to distinguish his belief that "to the victor belongs the spoils" in the imperialist context from a "spoils system" in the domestic context, which he also believes in.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

"The threat may not feel as urgent as a terrorist or an imperialist autocrat. But it is more fundamental. It is systemic, it's pervasive and accelerating towards us at pace," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Yet a third theory is that the Zapotec of Monte Alban—not the Olmec of La Venta—consolidated to form North America’s first imperialist power, an aggressive state that subjugated dozens of other villages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann