Lincolnian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Lincolnian
Example Sentences
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Bingham and his fellow Lincolnian visionaries’ grand idea was not merely birthright citizenship but equal birthright citizenship under the flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
Her definition of freedom as “what we ought”, that is, what she determines, is more Orwellian than Lincolnian.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2020
Nearly all of the shape-shifting Lincolnian personae had a moment onstage: lawyer, politician, historian, mystic, preacher, prophet.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020
Mr. Kushner can take credit for burnishing a long Lincolnian anecdote with a punch line involving an outhouse.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2013
In more than one event the Lincolnian snappy and headlong manner was the fruit of study and deliberation.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn
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