Example Sentences

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Even John Adams’ civic-republican culture seems to have given way to personalistic strains in evangelical Christianity and in the republic’s Lockean heritage.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

“He brought this same personalistic approach to relations with other Gulf monarchs, and was genuinely uncomfortable with the new politics exemplified by coarse attacks on the Qatari leadership.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2020

At times Bush grew defensive about his personalistic approach to foreign policy.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2018