ideologically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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A majority, however, were not ideologically driven: “They simply conformed, did what was asked of them, averted their gaze from any unpleasantness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
This paper was published in 2020, by the way, when pandemic shutdowns separated us physically and ideologically.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
And I think they desperately want someone that can move the country, not right or left ideologically, but actually forward in those areas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
She said he was being sentenced on the basis he was not "ideologically driven but motivated by money".
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Besides staving off economic collapse, the dams are ideologically beguiling to the family that runs the country.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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