jingoism
Example Sentences
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Without resorting to jingoism or over-sentimentality, he began to write with increasing tenderness about his native country—its climate, its countryside, its particular temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The fear is patriotism will veer into jingoism in the galleries.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
I recommend reading the graphic novel series Three, which tells the story of Helot liberation and is a welcome corrective to the jingoism of 300.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
World War I had garnered tremendous support across Europe; those who had paid the price for civilians’ jingoism were treated as monstrous in part, Fitzharris argues, as a manifestation of collective guilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
From this time on I find no praise of England or of Englishmen in any of his works, except "Henry V.," which was manifestly written to catch applause on account of its jingoism.
From The Man Shakespeare by Frank Harris
Vocabulary lists containing jingoism
Star-Spangled Vocabulary: Patriotic Words
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Power Suffix: -ism
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