pinko

Example Sentences

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It’s a curious sentiment for her to feel like she should be doing more, considering her activist history eclipses pretty much the entirety of Hollywood’s, but it’s a genuinely heart-warming notion from our pinko grandmother.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019

Mr. Navasky is the former editor and publisher of The Nation, the venerable journal of the left that Calvin Trillin has warmly referred to as “a pinko magazine printed on very cheap paper.”

From New York Times • May 23, 2013

Richard Schiff is excellent in the small role of the American Ford executive who must come over to sort out this costly pinko mess.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2010

Cried the pinko New Republic: "The magnificent megalomania of John L. Lewis has reached its apogee."

From Time Magazine Archive

As for the "pinko" charge, Aquino had a cool response.

From Time Magazine Archive