Examples of exceptionalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hubris of American exceptionalism — a myth of global superiority laid bare in America’s pandemic death toll — is what got us here. — New York Times, "How the United States Lost to Hackers," 4 Feb. 2021 American exceptionalism is not a guarantee that [democracy] will last forever. — George Skelton And Los Angeles Times (tns), Star Tribune, "American exceptionalism is a myth," 11 Jan. 2021 In that regard, American exceptionalism is misplaced. — Star Tribune, "Unrest helps foes only if U.S. fails to heal," 11 Jan. 2021 What could the old, quite dangerous myths about American exceptionalism mean after this? — James Carroll, The New Yorker, "What the Era of Trump and the Coronavirus May Teach America’s Children," 21 Dec. 2020 He has been raised by parents and a school system steeped in the myths of American exceptionalism. — Amir-hussein Radjy, The New Republic, "A Novelist’s Reckoning With Identity Politics," 6 Jan. 2021 This is forcing a profound reckoning with the limits of free will, American exceptionalism and technological utopianism—in short, with human powerlessness in the face of death. — Katy Butler, WSJ, "Covid Is Reshaping Death. And Maybe Life.," 16 Dec. 2020 American exceptionalism has underpinned this country’s experiment in outer space since its beginnings; the Apollo astronauts launched toward the moon in the name of national glory, not pure scientific discovery. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, "The Language of Space Exploration Is Stuck in the 1800s," 17 Sep. 2020 Perhaps this should come as little surprise from Greengrass, a British filmmaker who specializes in urgent dispatches from the here and now, and who has often subjected the myth of American exceptionalism to critical, dispassionate scrutiny. — Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘News of the World,’ Paul Greengrass’ odd-couple western, is an admirable but bumpy ride," 11 Dec. 2020

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