reactionary

Example Sentences

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That’s not because he was a right-winger; Clint Eastwood, still as reactionary as ever, retains the respect of his more liberal peers for his consistently high-quality output.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

This means the stock and options markets should be stuck in a volatile reactionary state for a prolonged period.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The democratic London dandy’s Parisian cousin was a reactionary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"It's incompetence, it's reactionary," says Marcus Carter, professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Sydney.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

I never met anybody so dedicated to fighting reactionary ideas and prejudice as this folk- singer.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole