How to Use banana republic in a Sentence

banana republic

noun

• That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
• Unless, of course, Trump goes full banana republic dictator and decides his regime isn’t leaving office — no matter what.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
• Unless, of course, Trump goes full banana republic dictator and decides his regime isn’t leaving office — no matter what.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
• The myth of American exceptionalism—already bruised by years of chaos—is giving way to the image of a banana republic with F-35s.
  — Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.
  — Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
• Countries that qualify as banana republics, typically Latin American ones, tend to have an economy dependent on a single commodity, a large and exploited working class, and a tiny upper class with a stake in that commodity, which gets to enjoy the fruits of the poor’s labor.
  — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026