sense of patriotism

collocation in English

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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patriotism
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpæt.ri.ə.tɪ.zəm/us
/ˈpeɪ.tri.ə.tɪ.zəm/
the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud ...
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(Definition ofsenseandpatriotismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This period saw the adoption of various educational reforms designed to instill asenseofpatriotismand the mobilization of women for the nation.
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The past had become a dead weight that held society back; it shackled people's minds and stifled theirsenseofpatriotism.
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And these poems provide unambiguous evidence that all this amounted to asenseofpatriotismexpressed through xenophobic antipathies and a conviction of sovereign right to territory.
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They did that work from asenseofpatriotism.
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This particular exercise happened to appeal to what are, in my opinion, the two strongest characteristics of miners—theirsenseofpatriotismand their sporting instincts.
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Anyone with anysenseofpatriotismor public responsibility should resist that.
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They did this through their innate and deepsenseofpatriotism, but also because they felt they were fighting for a better world.
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Those guilty placed profits for their companies before asenseofpatriotismto this country.
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It has been a long, slow, humiliating retreat from empire without any satisfactory substitutes to engage asenseofpatriotismor achievement.
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But we know, and he knows and certainly realises, that they do it from asenseofpatriotism.
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We are talking about asenseofpatriotismthat is rarely seen in some sectors.
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They asked why we could not count on people coming forward to do these daunting tasks from asenseofpatriotismand public duty.
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To think this would be to disparage their sense of duty and theirsenseofpatriotism.
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Most of our constituents identify with their town or village, are deeply proud of their county and feel a strongsenseofpatriotismtowards their country.
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Surely that is a patriotic spirit, and there never was a time when such desires can make a stronger appeal to our commonsenseofpatriotism.
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They have always shown a discipline andsenseofpatriotismwhich cannot be exceeded in any part of the country or in any class of the nation.
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His outstanding professional skill and deepsenseofpatriotismshould be a shining example.
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They lived in the lowest class of society with the strongestsenseofpatriotism.
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Cadets learn military customs, courtesies, drills, ceremonies and respect for the flag, and develop asenseofpatriotismthrough community and school service.
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He had nosenseofpatriotismor love of country.
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