How to Use unpatriotic in a Sentence

unpatriotic

adjective
  • Who would do such an unpatriotic thing.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • There are those who oppose his views, some even calling him unpatriotic.
    — Lavendrick Smith, charlotteobserver, 15 June 2017
  • Some even went so far as to accuse the coaching pair of being unpatriotic.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 14 May 2019
  • And there's nothing more unpatriotic than this.
    — Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And if the Chinese team performs well, these complaints may be seen as unpatriotic.
    — David Bachman, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2022
  • He was deemed unpatriotic and essentially banned from the sport.
    — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2018
  • That, in turn, led the president to berate the league and its players, framing them as unpatriotic.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Oil is seen as such a boon that even questioning how it’s regulated can be branded unpatriotic.
    — Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The kneeling wasn’t in protest of the national anthem nor was it because the players were unpatriotic.
    — baltimoresun.com, 24 May 2018
  • Critics of these measures were widely viewed as unpatriotic.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Critics of these measures were widely viewed as unpatriotic.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Whether or not such protests are welcomed by fans, our athletes aren’t being disrespectful nor unpatriotic.
    — WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
    — Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Factions denounced each other as unpatriotic and evil.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Trump and his aides have argued the protests are unpatriotic and disrespectful to the flag and those who have fought to protect the US.
    — Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Zhao faced fierce backlash in China when old quotations of hers emerged and were deemed unpatriotic by some Chinese.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Call me an American, but knowing there’s more horsepower and torque available but out of my reach leaves me feeling sad and unpatriotic.
    — Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Those who agreed with him through Nike's recall was unpatriotic and the result of too much of a focus on political correctness.
    — Serena O'Sullivan, azcentral, 3 July 2019
  • What many in the media saw as a brave stance against police brutality, those gullible flag-waving, police-respecting fans saw as unpatriotic.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
  • To make amends for refusing to hear the pleas for equality and justice and, worse, its role in allowing them to be framed as disrespectful and unpatriotic.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
  • To her, casting criticism of the United States as unpatriotic is unfair.
    — Author: Moriah Balingit, Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • To make these observations is not disloyal or unpatriotic.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Nungesser and others have said the protests are unpatriotic and disrespectful to members of the military and veterans.
    — Amos Morale Iii, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • In the months that followed, the president spoke repeatedly about the protests and shared his thoughts on Twitter, arguing that the protests were unpatriotic.
    — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, 5 June 2018
  • In the months that followed, the president repeatedly spoke about the protests and shared his thoughts on Twitter, arguing that the protests were unpatriotic.
    — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, 24 May 2018
  • The Muck affair helped to brand the European tradition as suspect and unpatriotic.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 July 2019
  • Claiming his Muslim faith forbade him from fighting in the war, Ali was condemned by some as unpatriotic, and praised by antiwar activists.
    — oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2021
  • This shocking disregard for American workers and their role in our nation's future is unpatriotic.
    — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Publicly, most of them stayed silent, concerned that questioning the White House’s claims about the existence of weapons of mass destruction would seem unpatriotic.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Kaepernick, who was the 49ers quarterback, became the face of the protests that drew criticism from fans and politicians who believed the demonstrations to be unpatriotic.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 May 2018

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