patriot

Example Sentences

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Almost overnight, the king replaced Parliament as the symbol and target of colonial grievance, and gaining independence under popular rule became the patriot aim.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

"He was a professional officer who put national interests first and a patriot who loved his country," the mission added.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

David Huerta is a respected leader, a patriot and an advocate for working people,” Newsom said in a statement at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

This African patriot had helped found the organization in 1912, and casting my vote near his grave site brought history full circle, for the mission he began eighty-two years before was about to be achieved.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela