How to Use democrat in a Sentence

democrat

noun
  • Democrats like cheap drugs, too.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
  • When will Democrats learn this?
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • So what did Democrats get out of this standoff?
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • How can Democrats look any of these people in the eyes?
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The crisis did not bring about the apogee of the social democrats.
    — Pierpaolo Barbieri, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Why is school choice anathema to democrats?
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Are Democrats making gains in Iowa?
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Democrats, more than anything, need young winners from swing states.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • But in the past decade democrats have been pushed back again (see article).
    — The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020
  • How Pritzker wants Democrats to fight back.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • What is clear is that centrist Democrats haven’t mounted much of a fight.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The rise of autocratic regimes across the world over the last decade and a half has put democrats on high alert.
    — Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Five democrats have publicly called for Biden to suspend his campaign.
    — Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 9 July 2024
  • Democrats' opinions barely budged.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • So far, Democrats haven’t nominated many in such places.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • Yeah, of course, the president has already talked about -- blame Democrats?
    — ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Aren’t Democrats the ones that like public matching programs?
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But that short-term view isn’t driving Democrats’ strategy.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats there have also simplified the caucus night process.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • For Turkish democrats, last spring was supposed to be a moment of triumph.
    — Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2023
  • This does not bode well for Democrats’ hopes in the November elections.
    — Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • If Democrats claim non-citizens hardly ever vote, why not put it to the test?
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Republicans plan to hold the floor for days, if not weeks, to pressure Democrats.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • All six Democrats on the committee voted against the measure.
    — Todd Richmond, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2017
  • If the democrats take back the house on November 6, there’s a chance that some progress might happen.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2018
  • The Gaza question has divided Democrats for years.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His brief mention of the shutdown focused on slamming Democrats.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Both are regarded as centrist Democrats.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Democrats and voting rights advocates call it a clear act of voter suppression.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Cornyn blamed Democrats for causing the DHS shutdown.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

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