Sentence examples for petty nation from inspiring English sources

One Petty Nation.

Everyone -- politicians, pundits, media, and the electorate -- are responsible for what we have become: a petty nation.

He has grown suspicious of foreign policies that fail to put the interest of his country first and that seem intended to flatter every petty new nation at American expense.

The project's name is taken from an 1856 book by the Parisian photographer and balloonist Nadar, who argued that man's destiny lay in the heavens, and not only would it enable intercontinental travel and communication, it would dissolve international borders and put an end to wars as the petty concerns of nation states fell away beneath the aviators.

But since it has scrapped most of its border checks, Norway has now become a nation of petty smugglers.

Young American males are not a notoriously reliable subsection of humanity, and yet, each March, seemingly mature adults entrust their faith, hope, and petty cash to the nation's top college-basketball players — often with unfortunate results.

By Ian Crouch March 21, 2011 Young American males are not a notoriously reliable subsection of humanity, and yet, each March, seemingly mature adults entrust their faith, hope, and petty cash to the nation's top college-basketball players — often with unfortunate results.

They have replaced constructive dialog with petty debates, putting our nation in jeopardy.

In response, a Reid spokesman said: "Trump owes the nation leadership, not petty attempts to silence his critics".

They imprison petty criminals while sacking the nation's economy.

Jealousy drives even great nations to do petty things.