Example Sentences

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History shows, if anything, that imperialist ventures in Latin America don’t always pay off.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

America’s territories have long been a paradox for a country that got its start by fighting off an imperialist foreign ruler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Now, it's important to distinguish his belief that "to the victor belongs the spoils" in the imperialist context from a "spoils system" in the domestic context, which he also believes in.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

"The threat may not feel as urgent as a terrorist or an imperialist autocrat. But it is more fundamental. It is systemic, it's pervasive and accelerating towards us at pace," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Vietnam War-era denunciations of the Pilgrims as imperialist or racist simply replicated the error in a new form.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann