patriotic

Example Sentences

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Disagreement over the border dates back more than a century, but tension increased early this year after a group of Cambodian women sang patriotic songs in a disputed temple.

From BBC

The latest tensions ramped up earlier this year, after a group of Cambodian women sang patriotic songs in a disputed temple.

From BBC

In a city where many once-buzzing restaurants are now half empty or closed, Georgieva told Chinese journalists at a press conference to spread the word: “It’s patriotic to spend money,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

When a self-described patriotic, middle-aged Russian soldier was released from a prisoner-of-war camp in Ukraine earlier this year, he called his family to tell them he was alive, free and back on Russian soil.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s the patriotic thing to do, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal