How to Use loyalist in a Sentence

loyalist

noun
  • Trump loyalists flop all the time and live to flop once more.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some loyalists were tarred and feathered, scalped, or even hanged.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
  • Tesla loyalists would be hoping to see more of the same this time around.
    — New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
  • More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • How about the loyalist Cathie Wood?
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • Its loyalists number in the millions, and have the weapons.
    — Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Then regime loyalists quickly struck back.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The costs is likely fine for loyalists who know Lexus and its pedigree.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • And the race to solve supply chain issues was the reason some brands won a new group of loyalists.
    — Robert Harbols, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Like her mother, Paige was a diehard loyalist looking for a cause.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2018
  • The floating resorts are betting on brand loyalists to fill their suites.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, even a Nike loyalist wrote they were impressed by the structure and fit of the style.
    — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The Marvel fan base, which skews young and loyalist, swarms theaters against all odds.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Gohmert isn’t the only loyalist clinging to hope the election isn’t over.
    — Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Replacing them with loyalists could help Warsh get rates down faster.
    — Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,alex Harring,matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There were also signs of cracks among al-Bashir’s former loyalists.
    — Maggie Michael, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
  • Belfast was British, the loyalists said, even more British than the British!
    — Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That said, some Indian loyalists aren’t thrilled by the move.
    — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
  • He has been widely seen as an up-and-coming politician and a Xi loyalist.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The company has been stepping up its efforts to cater to diehard team loyalists.
    — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
  • Then there are the courts, which the former president stacked with a huge number of loyalists.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Not just the beating heart of the team, Pelé was also an immense, one-club loyalist.
    — Simon Chadwick, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2022
  • That benefit alone can make the card worth it for Marriott loyalists.
    — Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Some details have been released and changes don’t seem as dire as Starwood loyalists feared.
    — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • Some loyalists grumbled for months about skimpy chicken portions.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Sanders’ loyalists can be vocal, and any gaffe likely would pass without any gasps, laughs or other noise from the crowd.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 11 Mar. 2020
  • There was a scheme by studio execs and Hearst loyalists to buy the film to burn the negative.
    — Donald Liebenson, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Eddie’s Market has its loyalists as well.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Many interpreted this clip to mean that the regime was bleeding support even among loyalists.
    — Nahid Siamdoust, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Bondi has remained a staunch Trump loyalist.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026

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