Examples of hegemon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Britain, the hegemon of the day, had a uniquely powerful capacity to turn the propagation of shock to its advantage. — Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 America remains the global hegemon—culturally, financially, technologically. — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2022 Having India on board would help the U.S. ensure that China doesn’t dominate Asia as a hegemon. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 Following his death, Mr. McFall will not have a successor as hegemon of fiction; his duties, like most others at the Strand, will be shared. — Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021 Conflict is highly likely whenever a hegemon confronts a formidable rising power. — Damon Linker, The Week, 21 Sep. 2021 Either China is the hegemon in East Asia, or the United States is. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2021 Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, less than a decade after World War II's conclusion saw Britain finally lose its status as global hegemon to the ascendant United States. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2021 Instead of being investigated for a litany of abuses, Raisi is taking over the highest elected office in a country that is now the hegemon in the Middle East. — Robin Wrigh, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021 See More

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