How to Use militarism in a Sentence

militarism

noun
  • The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy.
  • That militarism appeared to seep into those around him last week.
    — The Economist, 7 June 2020
  • That is using militarism and war as an excuse for people to make profit.
    — June 1, NPR, 1 June 2026
  • Many well-intending faces do as well, for reasons that have nothing to do with militarism.
    — Adrian Bonenberger, The New Republic, 4 June 2019
  • King was distressed at the shift in attention from human needs to militarism.
    — Livia Gershon, Longreads, 30 May 2018
  • The archaic society was known for the prowess of its soldiers and its brawny militarism.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
  • No clear event, no Reichstag fire, marked the moment when the country lurched into militarism.
    — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018
  • But today, the logic of militarism too often goes unquestioned.
    — Izumi Nakamitsu, Time, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Left means more skeptical of militarism, more secular.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
  • But the move was deeply sensitive in a nation that is still intensely conscious of the consequences of its past militarism.
    — Stephen Collinson and Nicole Gaouette, CNN, 1 June 2017
  • Their concern was that a more assertive Germany would reawaken old fears about German militarism.
    — Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
  • The artist responds with caustic irony to the rigid Polish school system, which imposes rules on children with streaks of militarism.
    — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Your messianic militarism will completely disappear; the world will only breathe a sigh of relief.
    — John Cullen, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Banksy is known for his unique style of stenciling and for his profound statements on migration, militarism and modern politics.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Yet by 2012, Putin had steered the country back toward self-isolation and militarism.
    — Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
  • Reagan, for his part, did his song and dance for greed and militarism, leaving government to wonks who struggled to make good on his Hollywood promises.
    — Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
  • All this is explored through the eyes of Mr Stanley’s two subjects, both of whom resisted the tide of militarism and xenophobia.
    — The Economist, 7 June 2019
  • This may be one reason for Beijing’s stepped up militarism with Taiwan, which manufactures many of the most advanced chips.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
  • All-singing, all-dancing American optimism-cum-militarism isn’t really the play’s subject so much as its mode.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In their view, the dollar’s role has encouraged American militarism and should be relinquished to curb such behavior.
    — Joshua Zoffer, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The forces of colonialism, militarism, and capitalism are challenges that impact all of us in the Pacific.
    — NBC News, 16 Apr. 2018
  • For years, the Republicans have been the party more inclined to militarism and hawkish foreign policy.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The larger systems of fossil capitalism and militarism depend on one another.
    — Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Germany, after a nearly 80-year break from militarism, is suddenly beefing up its defense budget and sending arms to Ukraine.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
  • King’s efforts to achieve economic justice and his fight against the war in Vietnam and against militarism in general turned against him some people who had supported his calls for civil rights.
    — Jerry Large, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
  • But militarism and conquest of the landscape were major themes of the growing right-wing nationalism in Austria, in which Mörk became immersed.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But perhaps there is simply a need for greater coordination between the French way of diplomacy and the heavy tread of American militarism.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The shock of the surprise attack and the brutality of Hamas’ actions unleashed a surge in militarism and illiberal sentiment.
    — Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
  • But those numbers suggest there's a not-insignificant constituency for old-fashioned militarism in the United States, that could lead to electoral gold.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The threat of German rearmament, along with a resurgence of militarism across the European continent spurred Einstein to act.
    — Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017

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