Example Sentences

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Instead of imperialistically imprinting the same mode of learning everywhere, libraries can respond to the changing particulars of different communities and contexts.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2015

Name an imperialistically inclined Eurasian people, and they’ve probably have taken over at some point: Persians, Arabs, Mongols, Byzantines, Ottoman Turks, Russian Bolsheviks.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2015

Furthermore, the Living Word did not enter the world imperialistically, and that Word should not be preached presumptively now, but with the expectation of having to engage the world responsibly.

From Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. by Howe, Reuel L.

The same results occur when parents act imperialistically in relation to the educational opportunities in the home.

From Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. by Howe, Reuel L.