How to Use conservative in a Sentence

conservative

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of conservativenext
Synonyms for conservativenext
  • She's more conservative now than she was in college.
  • She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.
  • The combat here is conservative to the point of dullness.
    — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2017
  • Arts funding is going away, and conservative forces are trying to shut the mouth of art.
    — Jane Ratcliffe, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
  • His other target was, in the context of the day, conservative.
    — William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
  • In response, a conservative youth group promised free copies.
    — Hannah Knowles and Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Mack brought Finch’s case to the attention of the conservative media.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
  • All of this has come at a time when the Chargers are attempting to be more conservative with their starters.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
  • And conservative politicians have eagerly latched on to the school’s work.
    — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Then a conservative radio host piled on with his own lawsuit.
    — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The ruling broke down along the court’s conservative and liberal blocs.
    — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 30 June 2018
  • Yet the company has thus far been conservative about how long the benefits of work from home and the pandemic may last.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 23 June 2020
  • What could be more conservative than the desire to preserve and protect nature?
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The concerns under the law about this anti-conservative bias are not provable.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Figure out if the league is aggressive in bids or conservative.
    — Adam Ronis, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • There can no room in the conservative movement for apologists for Putin.
    — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • But in normal times, a politician who worships the state is conservative in name only.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Apr. 2020
  • One of the persistent stereotypes about country music is that its fans tend to be conservative.
    — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Norquist is also the wife of conservative tax activist Grover Norquist.
    — Yeganeh Torbati, ProPublica, 18 July 2019
  • Two proposals brought by conservative groups failed to pass.
    — CBS News, 26 May 2022
  • Sasse drew fire from students and faculty alike about his conservative views.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • This rhetoric isn't exclusive to those on the right who hope to seat another conservative justice.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2018
  • Varun said that his conservative friends don’t talk about politics much.
    — Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2020
  • And my guesstimate of 5 percent will be conservative for some states.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Mary Anne was more conservative, and a devout Catholic.
    — refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Most college kids will not hear a single conservative speaker in their entire four years of college.
    — Melissa Batchelor Warnke, Town & Country, 28 June 2017
  • The Utes must make the running game their identity but can’t be too predictable or conservative.
    — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2019
  • If anything, the Mavericks set a more conservative timetable this time.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The panel of judges that decided on Cox’s case leans conservative.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • And the pro-life cause finds its natural home in today’s conservative movement.
    — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 21 Jan. 2022
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conservative

2 of 2 noun
  • His message is being well received by conservatives.
  • The spendthrifts will spend more and the conservative will spend less.
    — David John Marotta, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Each has tried to claim the mantle of the only true conservative in the race.
    — New York Times, 27 July 2022
  • None of this should be news to a conservative like Eastwood.
    — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Georgians have a choice between two men, one a conservative and one on the left.
    — WSJ, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The, the, the conservative said, ah, that’s a left wing magazine.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022
  • In the eyes of many, Will is the paradigmatic conservative.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Oct. 2021
  • But he is revered as an unyielding conservative on the far right.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021
  • MacArthur will dump a ton of money and will be able to raise a bunch of money from conservatives.
    — Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
  • Will is among the conservatives who have spoken out against Trump.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2019
  • And the bill still isn’t enough for conservatives, many of whom are decrying it as amnesty.
    — Tara Golshan, Vox, 21 June 2018
  • There was a time in the recent past when a conservative who was told Congress needed to step in to ...
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 8 Dec. 2022
  • That the question was broached at all was seen by some young conservatives as evidence of progress.
    — Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • White conservatives built their brand on supremacy and fear.
    — Alexis Dent, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2017
  • And, of course, the opposite is true for conservatives.
    — Fox News, 1 June 2018
  • Just over half the solid liberals and slightly less than half the core conservatives feel life will be worse.
    — David Lauter, latimes.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • This year, the Court has delivered a host of wins for conservatives.
    — Ezra Klein, Vox, 26 June 2018
  • One more seat will give conservatives license to do even more damage.
    — The Voorhes, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2018
  • More often, the chief justice has joined with other conservatives to move the law distinctly to the right.
    — Brent Kendall, WSJ, 2 July 2018
  • The conservatives use those alternative facts all the time, and so does Trump.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Kavanaugh and Gorsuch were among the four conservatives who would have allowed the law to take effect.
    — Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • And isn’t that exactly what advocate groups on the left do to conservatives?
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • There is much for a conservative to like about Michael Walzer.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 June 2023
  • Those voters alarmed by the public costs include some conservatives who have backed Walker in the past.
    — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018
  • But don’t expect the anti-tax conservative to rip his rivals with the same gusto.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Logan, that blustering bear of a staunch conservative, wants to fight the future.
    — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Thomas' rise in some ways has come at the expense of Roberts, himself a lifelong conservative.
    — Fox News, 2 July 2022
  • Among them, the conservatives are very concerned right now, while the leftists are optimistic.
    — Kelly Kasulis, Time, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Still, his plan to reign in deficit spending and rising debt is less extreme than some conservatives who want more drastic cuts.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Shelby was a staunch conservative during his time in office.
    — al, 28 Nov. 2022

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