Examples of militancy in a Sentence
the militancy of the radical organization gave the authorities cause for concern
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By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The country also continues to struggle with militancy in two of its provinces bordering Afghanistan, where separatists and extremist groups regularly launch attacks on police, soldiers and civilians.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
As the years passed, clashes escalated and the death toll mounted, the PKK increasingly turned to militancy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth: Pakistan’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The country also continues to struggle with militancy in two of its provinces bordering Afghanistan, where separatists and extremist groups regularly launch attacks on police, soldiers and civilians.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
As the years passed, clashes escalated and the death toll mounted, the PKK increasingly turned to militancy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth: Pakistan’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for militancy
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militancy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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militancy
noun
mil·i·tan·cy
ˈmil-ə-tən-sē 
: the quality or state of being militant
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