reactionary

Example Sentences

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"If believing in God is reactionary, then we are also reactionary," he told his party's meeting in parliament on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

Or it might have been a more loosely formed group of reactionary zealots.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Instead, it’s rooted in the visual and emotional language of horror films, especially the more reactionary tales of demonic possession, such as “The Exorcist” and “The Conjuring.”

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

There is no doubt that your grandfather’s reactionary class standing had a bad influence on your father’s thoughts, and he naturally passed them on to you.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang