How to Use democracy in a Sentence

democracy

noun
  • This is all so bad for democracy in so many ways.
    — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • That’s what free speech and democracy is all about.
    — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • That is the essence of democracy.
    — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • That's not the way a democracy is supposed to be run.
    — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is a time in our country when our very democracy is at stake.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Democracy does not fail overnight.
    — Baltimore Sun, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But democracy is premised on the idea that nobody does.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Burying your head in the sand won’t save our democracy.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • And last, of course, democracy.
    — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • Newsom framed the fight over the new maps as one for the very soul of democracy.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
  • That’s not how democracy works.
    — Jovani Patterson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
  • And that would be a major loss for democracy.
    — Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Democracy is not merely one cause among many.
    — Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Trump has launched an assault on our democracy.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • That’s what democracy is supposed to look like.
    — Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
  • This is not democracy, this is self-dealing.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Who should have power in a democracy?
    — Matt Martin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • That’s how democracy is supposed to work.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • This is not just about saving democracy in the abstract.
    — Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • When people cannot agree on basic facts, democracy breaks down.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • What do the democracies have working in their favor?
    — Eyck Freymann, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But democracy is worth doing something hard things for.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • In a nation where veterans can serve but not vote, is that a healthy democracy?
    — Nathaniel Morell Gonzalez, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • Because in the end, democracy is not defined by who wins a close election.
    — Baltimore Sun, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This friction between democracy and tyranny is still at the heart of our times.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • The democracy, the country that wants free markets, the country that wasn't to align with us.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Democracy in Europe has deep roots.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • After the break, how all of this could affect the midterms—that’s the horse-race part—and also democracy.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • Our democracy was founded on the belief that the people have the final say.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • The goal is to get citizens more involved and engaged in our democracy.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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