PATRIOTIC in a Sentence

Learn PATRIOTIC from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

64 example sentences for PATRIOTIC, such as:

1. I realize that patriotism is not enough.
2. The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.
3. The patriots fought under the banner of freedom.
4. She was a proud and patriotic citizen, all evening.
5. You think her silly and stupid and her patriotic notions bore you.

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 Meanings and Examples of PATRIOTIC
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
patriotic
 a.  inspired by love for one's country
Classic Sentence: (50 in 4 pages)
1  They took it for granted that she was imbued with their own patriotic fervor and would have been shocked to know how slight an interest in the war she had.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  Useless for the patriotic Mrs. Merriwether to upbraid her daughter and point out that homespun was the proper bridal attire for a Confederate bride.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  She knew that he was acting the part of the dashing and patriotic blockade runner simply because it amused him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  But there are many things sacred to the patriotic men and ladies of the South.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  I execrate these vampires who are sucking the lifeblood of the men who follow Robert Lee--these men who are making the very name of blockader a stench in the nostrils of all patriotic men.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  I'm sure he's just as loyal and patriotic as any of us and he's just too proud to defend himself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  Scarlett knew that Rhett was not being patriotic and, though she would have died rather than confess it, she did not care.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  You think her silly and stupid and her patriotic notions bore you.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
9  You see, I never expected you to forgive me for my patriotic conduct that night on the road near Rough and Ready.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
10  Mr. Elder was growing more excited, more belligerent and patriotic.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
11  She was a proud and patriotic citizen, all evening.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
12  I'll take a lot off you, Carrie, but I don't propose for one second to stand your saying I'm not patriotic.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
13  Kennicott believed in it; demanded that she say patriotic things about the White Way and the new factory.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
14  The catching business, we beg to remind them, is rising to the dignity of a lawful and patriotic profession.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
15  The first part closed with a stirring patriotic recitation delivered by a young lady who arranged amateur theatricals.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A MOTHER
Example Sentence:
1  While the president was happy to bandy patriotic generalizations with anyone who would listen to him, he refused to exchange words with unfriendly reporters at the press conference.
2  The patriot adheres to certain patriotic values, such as respect for a flag.
3  The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.
4  Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
5  Irish patriot who fought for the rights of Irish Catholics and was executed for his part in a bungled uprising against the British.
6  The allegiance of a true patriot is to the country and the principles it stands on, not to a leader.
7  I realize that patriotism is not enough.
8  The trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole.
9  You will never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
10  You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality.
11  Among the potent factors in developing and enriching our patriotism is the constant singing of our national anthem.
12  Provided the mission concludes successfully though, the state media are likely to fuel a surge of triumphant patriotism.
13  Knowing the importance of appearing resolute, the patriots sought to present a monolithic front.
14  The patriots fought under the banner of freedom.