the fourth estate
Example Sentences
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This view hinges on a low opinion of democracy and the fourth estate that has, to some extent, been borne out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
If there is one theme throughout the dialogue, it is Patel laying the blame for all of his grievances at the feet of the fourth estate.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
Clooney said he wanted to make a movie to let people hear some “really well-written words about the fourth estate again.”
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
Alex Garland’s powerful war drama is ostensibly a tribute to the fourth estate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
It has raised itself to such a pitch of importance that it has been not inaptly termed the fourth estate of the realm.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 by Various
