How to Use political in a Sentence

political

adjective
Definition of politicalnext
  • Health care has become a major political issue in recent years.
  • The senator has changed political parties.
  • We need a political solution rather than a military solution.
  • Israelis across the political spectrum were shocked by the scale of the assault and the extent of the violence.
    — WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The political shift reflects changes in San Diego at large.
    — Jill Cowan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • So what's a political party to do to stay in power at that point?
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 June 2023
  • The link between art and the political world intrigued me.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • Chernov’s acceptance speech was one of the most moving of the evening, and one of the most openly political.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no guardrail between the personal and the political here.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The action is set in 2013, a time of political turmoil in Egypt, although that is not overly stressed.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • On the down side, Kelly’s biggest flaw could be his lack of chops as a political attack dog.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The atmosphere in Bethlehem on the eve of Christmas this year is somber, dark, sad — and political.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Chat with a satire columnist: Alexandra Petri offers a lighter take on news and political in(s)anity.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The political satire explored the second coming of Jesus Christ as a black man, returning to South Africa as a black man.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Some of these Kamala is brat memes make use of the lyrics from the song, and draw comparisons between Harris and some of her political rivals.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 July 2024
  • Biden's age has been brought up often and on both sides of the political spectrum ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
    — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
  • The first attempt to pass a bill to control cannabis use last year was blocked in parliament as part of political jockeying ahead of the election.
    — TIME, 10 May 2024
  • Whitmer is tough, too, and, having been the target of a kidnapping plot, can speak to the threat of political violence.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
  • Acts of extremist political violence are on the rise, and many can be traced directly back to Trump’s own rhetoric.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • That changed when one day she was asked to put a sign in her window for someone who was running for a district political position.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
  • That seemed a lot more human and relatable for people along the political spectrum.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In many of the countries China has targeted, governments lack the finances, the coast guard vessels or the political will to board and spot-check fishing ships and enforce the law.
    — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The vote made the future of the teams a political matter, not just a question of economic development.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
  • Many of the migrants who have left the country for economic or political reasons in recent years have neither.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Both are supposed to take part in NBC News political coverage.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The long political game in Hollywood and D.C. denies that freedom.
    — Armond White, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The transition in the Senate comes after a busy weekend of political wrangling over the succession.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But some doubt that Farris and his political allies truly believe that the rights of all parents are worth protecting.
    — Emma Brown and Peter Jamison, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • These political themes are rendered with a heavy hand by the filmmakers and carry few surprises.
    — Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Beyond the fade of sweet summer lies a particularly sparkly fall culture season packed with tantalizing shows—enough to rival a political showdown for the ages.
    — The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024

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