politician

Example Sentences

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Her roots are pure Appalachia; growing up in Sandy Hook, Ky., as the daughter of a dentist turned local politician and a mother who played piano for gospel quartets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Malema has a long reputation as being an outspoken, charismatic and radical left-wing politician.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The politician in question is former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who wrote an op-ed in The Times of London titled “To save the West, remember what Romans taught us.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Its Parliament chose a Kurdish politician, Nizar Amedi, as president on Saturday, a largely ceremonial role, but it still hasn’t selected the next prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Sometimes the omission is ethically questionable, as when the sidestepping politician admits only that “mistakes were made,” omitting the phrase with by that would identify who made those mistakes.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker