sectarian
Example Sentences
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Holding a pen like a gun grimly acknowledges Irish history, opposition to British rule as well as the sectarian Troubles between Protestants and Catholics.
The U.S. overthrow of Iraq’s security forces precipitated a brutal sectarian fight and violent campaigns by Islamic extremist groups in Iraq.
From Seattle Times
According to the complaint, the measure “effectively deters religious schools from participating and thereby perpetuates the religious discrimination at the heart of the sectarian exclusion,” which the high court’s 2022 Carson v.
From Washington Times
Mikati addressed the sectarian nature of the debates that followed the daylight saving time decision, telling the local Al-Mayadeen channel on Saturday that the state of affairs had reached “disgusting levels.”
From Washington Post
And in a nation divided mainly between Muslims and Christians with a long history of violent sectarian and religious conflict, the time change decision immediately aggravated those deep rifts.
From New York Times
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