How to Use environmentalism in a Sentence

environmentalism

noun
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  • Nichols does not preach environmentalism nor rail against rampant growth in his essays, but the photographs do it for him.
    — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 11 May 2017
  • The problem is that misguided environmentalism is wasting the water windfall and failing to store it for a non-rainy day.
    — WSJ, 5 Apr. 2017
  • Across the American Heartland, terms like environmentalism and climate change are dirty words.
    — National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Whether that environmentalism extends to the Democratic strongholds of Broward and Palm Beach counties remains to be seen.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 May 2017
  • Even the Bay Area — with its long-standing reputation for robust environmentalism — has a sportswashing problem.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Francis — who took the name of the patron saint of ecology — stands out among popes in his push to make environmentalism a core part of the faith.
    — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • These views might have remained at the fringes of environmentalism if not for the efforts of a British yachtswoman named Ellen MacArthur.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • But there are two words that are now at the heart of environmentalism: Just Transition.
    — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • And on F1’s part, this isn’t all environmentalism by any means.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Aim to keep environmentalism a core part of your brand's story.
    — Shane Barker, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • The ports’ ban was a bid to re-regulate the industry under the guise of environmentalism.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Since Karen and Kate met minds 15 years ago, the two have bonded over a shared passion for wellness, environmentalism, and clean beauty.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 14 May 2022
  • One spill that provided lessons — and changed the course of environmentalism in the state — was the 1969 accident off Santa Barbara.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • When Gabbard ran for office in 2012, she was endorsed by the Sierra Club thanks to her strong stance for environmentalism.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2019
  • The snail darter -- once a flashpoint in the politics of environmentalism -- has been given a status change.
    — Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Charles has done a lot of philanthropy work over the years, with a special focus on environmentalism and climate change.
    — Women's Health, 3 May 2023
  • That sort of forward-thinking environmentalism has been part of our brief since 1863.
    — Megan Amram, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • That has often felt like a tenet of my environmentalism.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Perhaps the most ironic debasement of the idea of conservatism is seen through the prism of environmentalism.
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The mention of environmentalism brings to mind the cultish side of modern progressivism.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The problem is that some of them, like his environmentalism, have proved both popular and prescient.
    — The Economist, 19 May 2018
  • However, a new wave of environmentalism has gained traction and may be the answer to this problem.
    — Wanjiku Gatheru, Glamour, 30 July 2020
  • An aide told CBS News the president has been wanting to talk about environmentalism.
    — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 8 July 2019
  • Working at Apple wasn't in my plans, but to see a CEO who cared so much about environmentalism reminded me in many ways of talking to the president-elect.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • As with the queen, palace aides over the years have shared stories about Charles’s frugality, in his case grounded in ardent environmentalism.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • López grew up in San Juan and spent the majority of her life there, so issues of colonialism and environmentalism are often in her thoughts.
    — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Her next book project will examine activism, environmentalism, and tourism on and around Red Cliff.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Environmentalism, at its heart, is about both people and places.
    — Jeff Manning, OregonLive.com, 25 June 2017
  • Indeed, environmentalism and the fight against climate change have become a major part of his life story.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 10 Nov. 2018
  • For most of our lives, mainstream environmentalism has not seriously engaged the problems with the food system, especially the problems posed by industrial meat.
    — Jonathan Safran Foer, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024

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