partisanship

Example Sentences

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This matter calls for sober deliberation with a minimum of partisanship and recrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When Kinsky's number went up, it was left to his Spurs' team-mates and even Atletico Madrid's fans, who pushed their passion and partisanship to one side to offer sympathetic applause, to console him.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“The audience tells us what they want is less partisanship, less of a focus on extremes and more of a focus on civil, solutions-oriented dialogue,” NBC News President Rebecca Blumenstein said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

However, I was struck by Gov. Cox of Utah, who talked about political violence in terms that transcended partisanship, but he felt like one of the few leaders to do so.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

Abigail’s accusations, on the other hand, were private and personal, came from someone whom he respected as an intimate friend, and went beyond mere matters of political partisanship to questions of honor and trust.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis