Example Sentences

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As an adult, she came to admire Britain’s first female leader — and now she is about to enter No. 10 Downing St. with a Thatcherite zeal to transform the U.K.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2022

He said that in terms of policy, Sunak had a better claim than Truss did on being a Thatcherite.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

Senior City sources say that Mr Johnson’s economic credo combines a Blairite enthusiasm for infrastructure spending, coupled with a Thatcherite belief in the power of tax cuts to stimulate the economy.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

He is the algorithm made flesh, endowed with human frailties—longing, sadness, the need to urinate—the better to preach the Singularity’s good news to denizens of Thatcherite Britain.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 15, 2019

Labour politician Jess Phillips describes herself as a feminist with a "big gob", while former government minister John Whittingdale is a "Thatcherite Conservative".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2017