6 sentences with 'championed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word championed and other words derived from it.
• « Along with the idea of a complete individual, Renaissance thinkers championed the idea of civic humanism: one's moral and ethical standing was tied to devotion to one's city. This was a Greek and Roman concept that the great Renaissance thinker Petrarch championed in particular. »
• « This was the high point of the pan-Africanism championed by Kwame Nkrumah described above, and in turn the non-aligned countries sincerely hoped that their collective strength could compensate for their individual weakness in the face of the superpowers. »
• « Inspired by the Revolution, Judith Sargent Murray of Massachusetts championed women's economic independence and equal educational opportunities for men and women. »
• « Adams, along with Secretary of State Henry Clay, championed what was known as the American System, part of which included plans for a wide range of internal transportation improvements. »
• « Secretary of State Clay championed what was known as the American System of high tariffs, a national bank, and federally sponsored internal canal and road improvements. »
• « Martin Van Buren, who championed the Eatons and organised social gatherings with them, became close to Jackson, who came to have a group of informal advisors that included Van Buren and was dubbed the Kitchen Cabinet. »