How to Use conservatism in a Sentence

conservatism

noun
  • By then, a conservatism had set in.
    — Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Too many in the media see conservatism as a dirty word.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In many ways, that is what conservatism is supposed to be about.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Despite that conservatism, team home run records are poised to fall.
    — Neil Greenberg, The Denver Post, 8 July 2019
  • At times, the views seemed to align with nascent forms of populist conservatism.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • If all goes to plan, the Colts’ uber-conservatism of the past will fade.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2018
  • That’s part of what’s explored in the show, this conservatism.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2024
  • On this front, conservatism has much to offer.
    — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • Conservatism has always had a big tent.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Who wants to build up the hub of conservatism in the state of Alaska?
    — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Observers say this will tilt the court towards conservatism for a long time to come.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 28 June 2018
  • There was, in short, very little demand for a new form of conservatism.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 15 July 2022
  • The movement had been at odds with Kirk’s brand of conservatism for some time.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The case for pro-worker conservatism, then, is fragile at best.
    — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
  • To conserve, after all, is the essence of conservatism.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The more forceful edge of this conservatism was out in force on Sunday.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 1 July 2019
  • The conservatism in this season seemed in tune with changes in society at large.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This conservatism even shows up in the way Gobert protects the rim.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Over the past decade, his message of conservatism among young people has spread across the country.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Pence said the party has to choose either conservatism or populism.
    — The Editors, National Review, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The good news is that conservatism’s revival doesn’t depend on any party.
    — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • The customs recall an era of a kinder, more genteel conservatism.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Cameron’s school of conservatism now appears to be dead—at the hands of Vance, among others.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Any American conservatism worthy of the name will stand for the rule of law.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 May 2024
  • The city and the rest of western Michigan was once a bastion of conservatism.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Is the recent conservatism a product of the pressure to win every game?
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2021
  • This was one of many points in the decade where white liberalism and white conservatism converged.
    — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, 2 May 2018
  • This attempt to hijack conservatism by a radical fringe is not new.
    — Cal Thomas, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The original box for the game Twister was jarring in its conservatism.
    — Michael Waters, Smithsonian, 10 July 2019

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